Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Black Island (dartree By; Ematris Par.), County Monaghan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Black Island (dartree By; Ematris Par.)
- County
- Monaghan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.09897, -7.06517
- SMR number
- MO023-003----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located towards the SW end of Inner Lough, c. 430m from the SW end and c. 130m and c. 100m from the nearest points of the NW and SE shores of the lake. It is depicted as a small island on the 1834 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This is an overgrown cairn (diam. 14m; H 1.2m over the water) at the N end of a natural ridge (dims 22m NW-SE; 14m NE-SW) with no structural features visible but animal bones are present on the surface. There is deep water immediately off the ride on the W and N sides.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 19 June 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.