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Clare bog crannog is a Bronze Age or Early Christian artificial island settlement located in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. The site lies within bog deposits that formed over bedrock of the Gala Group, sedimentary rocks of Silurian age laid down during the Telychian period as fine sandstones and wackes. The crannog represents a type of dwelling constructed by communities exploiting wetland resources, with structural remains preserved within the anaerobic peat environment that has inhibited decomposition of organic materials.
The crannog sits at grid reference J092829, protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Division reference 6874. Its exact chronology—whether belonging to the Bronze Age or Early Christian period—reflects the extended tradition of crannog construction in Ireland, where such sites were occupied across many centuries. The waterlogged conditions of Clare bog have created ideal preservation conditions for timber framework and associated domestic debris that would otherwise be lost.
The survival of the crannog within its peat matrix makes it archaeologically significant for understanding settlement patterns and material culture in wetland areas of medieval and prehistoric Ulster. The site contributes to the landscape record of how Iron Age, Bronze Age and Early Christian communities adapted to and modified their environment through artificial island construction, a practice sustained across northern Ireland's boglands and lakes for over a thousand years.
Clare bog. crannog is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6874. View the official record →
Clare bog crannog is a Bronze Age or Early Christian artificial island settlement located in Craigavon, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6874.
Clare bog. crannog dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a crannog. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Clare bog. crannog is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 6874.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lisnavaragh fort. rath (8.7 km), Pillbox - dhp no. 38 (8.8 km), Rough fort. raised rath (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Clare bog. crannog's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Clare bog. crannog stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.