Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Cloonboniagh South, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonboniagh South
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.88352, -7.90460
- SMR number
- LE035-021----
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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 c. 50m from the S shore of Cloonboniagh Lough, an oval lake (dims c. 530m NNW-SSE; c. 300m ENE-WSW), although the lake is represented as larger (dims c. 730m NNW-SSE; c. 350m ENE-WSW) on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is about the size of its representation on estate maps of 1750 (Wogan 1750, 13, 14) where the crannog is also depicted. This is an overgrown circular island (diam. 31.5m N-S; 30m E-W) with a prominent stony centre (diam. 6.3-6.5m; total H 2m). Lying in the water around the perimeter NW-N are several timber stakes c. 0.5m apart. A stone pier was built into the water at NW.
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 January 2020
References
Wogan, W. 1750 A Book of Maps of the Estates belonging to Nathaniel Clements Esqr. In the Parishes of Mohill & Cloone, in the County of Leitrim. Unpublished folio of manuscript maps in the National Library of Ireland (14 A 16)
Nearby in the register
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt mound1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneous1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.