Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Farnaght, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farnaght
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not inidicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.87278, -7.82989
- SMR number
- LE036-020----
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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
Located c. 50-60m from the S shore of Clooncoe Lough (dims c. 1.2km N-S; c. 200-250m E-W), it is depicted as an island an estate map (Wogan 1750, 26) and later OS maps. This is an overgrown circular feature (diam. 27.5m E-W; H 0.7m) with evidence of timber stake construction along the perimeter at NW. A stone pier at WNW is probably modern. A programme of radiocarbon dating undertaken by the Discovery Programme produced a date of 855 +- 20 BP (AD 1155-1248) 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
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.