Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Killygar, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killygar
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.00506, -7.60187
- SMR number
- LE030-017----
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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 close to the shore at the N end of Kilnamar Lough, a subrectangular lake (dims c. 650m NE-SW: c. 18m NW-SE at NE to c. 350m NW-SE at SW). This is a submerged mound (diam. c. 20m) with no visible evidence that it is artificially constructed. However, a saddle quern, which is now kept at a Killegar House, was found on it. The crannog does not appear on any aerial images and its precise location is not known.
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 14 October 2019
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Barrow - stepped barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.