Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Woodford Demesne, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Woodford Demesne
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.05887, -7.67566
- SMR number
- LE026-002----
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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
Located at the centre of the S end of subrectangular Ballymagauran Lough (dims c. 1.5km N-S; c. 400-450m E-W). This is a subcircular artificial island (dims 19.5m N-S; 16.5m E-W; H 0.8m) surrounded by timber piles placed 2m apart along the NW and S edges, 3-10m from the edge of the mound. (O'Donovan 1995, 189, no. 1602)
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
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.