Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Gortaggle,mucklaghan Glebe, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortaggle,mucklaghan Glebe
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.92546, -7.95554
- SMR number
- LE032-098----
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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 in reeds c. 20m from the NE shore of subcircular Mucklaghan Lough (max. dims c. 550m N-S; c. 350m E-W). This is a water and reed-covered, oval, gravel island (dims 18m NW-SE; 9m NE-SW; H 0.3m) with some wooden stakes visible at the W side.
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 upload: 23 September 2008
Amended: 6 December, 2019
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.