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Doogary Lough is a possible crannog in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Crannogs were artificial or semi-artificial islands constructed in lakes and wetlands, typically during the Iron Age and medieval periods, serving as defended settlements or refuges. This example lies within Doogary Lough itself, situated on bedrock of the Leadhills Supergroup, a wacke formation dating to the Ashgill period of the Ordovician geological sequence. The lough's setting in this ancient slate and sandstone landscape would have provided a naturally defensible location.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland under reference 5568, recognising its archaeological significance. Although designated as a possible rather than confirmed crannog, the presence of such structures in Irish loughs reflects important patterns of settlement and land use in the region's past. The waterlogged environment of Doogary Lough itself offers potential for the preservation of organic remains, including timbers and artefacts, that might illuminate the lives of those who inhabited the surrounding landscape.
Doogary lough. possible crannog in doogary lough is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5568. View the official record →
Doogary Lough is a possible crannog in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5568.
Doogary lough. possible crannog in doogary lough dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a crannogpossible. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Doogary lough. possible crannog in doogary 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 5568.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (0.8 km), Rath (1.5 km), Tower-house (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Doogary lough. possible crannog in doogary lough'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.
Doogary lough. possible crannog in doogary lough stands on Leadhills Supergroup, bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is wacke.