Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lough Ennell, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Ennell
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Coordinates
- 53.48614, -7.38807
- SMR number
- WM026-116----
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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
Standing on the NW side of Lough Ennell 130m E of the original shoreline with Ladestown. Listed as Shaunoge Shallows and described by O'Sullivan (2004, 105) as 'Located on northwest side of lake, c.60m from the natural islands off the original shore of Ladestown townland, 130m to the original shoreline . Present remains consist of a small, rocky, oval islet (approx. dims. 25m N-S x 20m E-W; H 3.5m) located in open, shallow water (c. 1m depth). It is clearly marked as a small, circular island on OS maps. It is heavily overgrown by trees and has been enlarged by the post 1950s drop in water levels. This may be a crannog, but this cannot be ascertained'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 15 February 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 Unpublished PhD thesis.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.
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- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.