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Crannog (HED NI NISMR MonID 10270) is a prehistoric artificial island settlement located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Crannogs of this region date primarily to the Iron Age and early medieval periods, representing a distinctive form of lakeside or wetland habitation constructed on timber-built platforms within water or boggy terrain. The site's archaeological significance lies in its potential to yield evidence of domestic settlement patterns, material culture, and environmental conditions of its occupation phase. Such monuments are characterised by their organic preservation conditions, which can retain organic remains including wood, bone, and plant material that would normally decompose in terrestrial contexts.
Crannog is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10270. View the official record →
Crannog (HED NI NISMR MonID 10270) is a prehistoric artificial island settlement located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10270.
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.
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 10270.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two burnt mounds/ cooking places (fulachta fiadh) (6.5 km), Platform rath (6.5 km), Lisnagole. platform rath (6.8 km).
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