Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Dysart (moyashel & Magheradernon By.), County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dysart (moyashel & Magheradernon By.)
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Coordinates
- 53.46067, -7.42498
- SMR number
- WM025-147----
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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
Listed as Dysart 2 and described by O'Sullivan (2004, 88-9) as 'Located on SW shore of Lough Ennell, in shallow (1m depth) water, 15m from shoreline (20-30m to original shoreline). Crannóg consists of a low, oval-shaped cairn (approx. diam. 35m; H 0.8m), located at the water’s edge (surrounded by 1m water prior to drainage) 200m NNE of Cróinis (WM025-150001-) and 180m SSE of Dún-na-Sgiath (WM025-145----) . It appears as a low, stony island, with an even profile and a gradual slope to the edge. In recent times, when the island was being planted with trees, a platform of radially laid planks was found at depth of 20-30cm below surface. This covered a compact area 20m in diameter. The crannóg is connected to the shoreline by a narrow, stony causeway, which is today surmounted by a modem concrete ramp'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Aidan O'Sullivan.
Date of upload: 9 March 2017
References
O'Sullivan, A. 2004 The social and ideological roles of crannogs in early medieval Ireland. Unpublished PhD thesis. Department of History, NUI Maynooth.
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.