Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Aghalough (carrigallen By., Aghavas Ed), County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghalough (carrigallen By., Aghavas Ed)
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.98851, -7.74649
- SMR number
- LE029-020----
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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 c. 20m from the S shore of the triangular Lough Donogher (dims c. 600m NW-SE; 550 E-W). Overgrown oval island (dims 11m E-W; 7m N-S; H 0.3m) surrounded at the E edge by a collapsed 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
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.