Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Tawnagh More, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tawnagh More
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.89191, -7.85482
- SMR number
- LE035-041----
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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. 70m from the W shore of Lough Rinn (dims c. 3.8km N-S; c. 200-400m E-W) close to its N end. This is an overgrown oval island (dims 15m N-S; 11m E-W; H 1.15m) surrounded by a band (Wth 3-4m) of timber stakes and planks lying intertwined along the water's edge. This is most clearly visible at NE and E. The centre of the island has been augmented with stone, while a crude stone pier can be seen under the water at E. A programme of radiocarbon dating undertaken by the Discovery Programme produced a date of 985 +- 30 BP (AD 990-1154) from wood taken from the crannog (O’Conor and Fredengren 2019, 91).
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: 30 December 2019
O’Conor, K. and Fredengren, C. 2019 Medieval settlement in Leitrim, c. 1169-c. 1380. in In Kelly, L. and Scott, B. Leitrim: History and Society, 79-101. Dublin, Geography Publications
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.