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Crannog is a Late Bronze Age artificial island settlement located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site sits upon bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a Visean-age sequence of limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone interspersed with chert, coal and conglomerate, which forms the underlying geology of this region. These stone formations would have shaped the local landscape and water conditions around the crannog's construction.
Crannogs are artificially created or substantially modified islands, typically built within shallow lakes or wetlands during the Bronze Age and Iron Age. They served as defended residences or specialist settlements, with structures constructed from timber, stone and other organic materials arranged upon the artificial foundation. This example dates to the Late Bronze Age, a period when such sites were widely established across Ireland and Scotland.
The crannog is recorded in the Historic Environment Division's monument record under reference number 10589, reflecting its recognised significance as an archaeological site. Located at grid reference H1210137413, it survives as a submerged or partially submerged feature within the Fermanagh landscape, where waterlogged conditions have the potential to preserve organic remains that reveal much about Late Bronze Age settlement patterns, subsistence practices and material culture in this part of Ulster.
Crannog is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10589. View the official record →
Crannog is a Late Bronze Age artificial island settlement located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10589.
Crannog dates from the l.b.a. 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 10589.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cashel (3.4 km), Platform rath (3.4 km), Sub-rectangular enclosure (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of 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.
Crannog stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.