Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lisdromarea North, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisdromarea North
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.97455, -7.97726
- SMR number
- LE028-055----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 near the centre of the subrectangular Loughtown Lough (dims. c. 500-650m E-W; c. 400-650m N-S). This is an overgrown stony island (diam. 20m; H 1m) with a wide shore (total diam. 30m) but with no visible surface evidence of artificial construction.
See the attached aerial view _1
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
Wood-Martin, W.G. 1886 (Reprint 1983) The lake dwellings of Ireland: or ancient lacustrine habitations of Erin, commonly called crannogs. Dublin. Hodges, Figgis and Co.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Road - unclassified togherunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.