Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Callowhill, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Callowhill
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Crannog
- Coordinates
- 54.06965, -7.83557
- SMR number
- LE025-001----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated towards the SE end of the oval Callowhill Lough (dims c. 300m NW-SE; c. 200m NE-SW). It is indicated as a small feature (diam. c. 5m) on the 1944 revised edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a 'Crannóg'. An earthen mound (diam. c. 15m) is visible beneath the surface of the water. On the E shore of the lake are two timbers; one is a dug-out canoe (L 4.7m; Wth 0.45m), and the other (dims 0.4m x 0.2m; L 5.35) has two mortises on one face and two half-mortises on another face. The crannog was disturbed by divers in the 1970s (National Museum of Ireland, Topographical file).
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
References
Topographical Files, National Museum of Ireland. Dublin.
Nearby in the register
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