Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Drumlaheen, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumlaheen
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not idicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.01403, -7.86323
- SMR number
- LE028-070----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in deep water near the centre of the triangular S part (dims. c. 1.2km E-W; c. 900m N-S) of Drumlaheen Lough. This is an overgrown subcircular island (dims 28m NW-SE; 24m NE-SW; H 0.5m) with a well-defined stone edge S-NW. At SE and NW there are remains of a timber palisade in the water.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.