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Crannog in Drumgay Lough is an early Christian artificial island settlement located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site represents a typical example of the crannog tradition, whereby communities constructed habitable platforms in freshwater lakes during the medieval period, with this particular example dating to the early Christian era. Such crannogs served as defended residential and domestic spaces, often associated with high-status occupation and monastic or secular settlement. The archaeological record indicates that crannogs of this type were constructed using timber, stone, and other materials to create stable foundations for timber structures above the waterline, exploiting the natural defensive advantages afforded by their island location.
Crannog in drumgay lough is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10158. View the official record →
Crannog in Drumgay Lough is an early Christian artificial island settlement located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10158.
Crannog in drumgay lough 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.
Crannog in drumgay lough 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 10158.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rectangular enclosure (5.2 km), Multi-period church site - monastic site, medieval church & graveyard, cross-shaft & base etc. (6.6 km), Mound, possibly crannog (7 km).
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