Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Tullynanegish, County Monaghan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullynanegish
- County
- Monaghan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rock Island
- Coordinates
- 54.06238, -6.79263
- SMR number
- MO024-035----
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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
Lough Egish is a large subrectangular lake (dims c. 2km NW-SE; c. 700m NE-SW) with a large promontory occupying much of the NE side, and it has numerous small islands and bays. This crannog is situated in an area of open water c. 150m from the SW shore. It is depicted as a small island on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map and it is described as ‘Rock Island’ on the 1907 edition. This is a circular cairn (diam. 15m; H c. 2m) incorporating natural rock outcrop but with small stones and boulders. No wooded structures or stone kerbing was noted.
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: 9 May 2018
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.