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Eel weir is a fish trap structure located in the Dungannon area of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument represents a form of medieval or early modern fish-catching infrastructure, typical of waterside communities that exploited riverine resources for sustenance and economic benefit. Eel weirs of this type were constructed to channel and trap eels and other fish species using stone or timber barriers positioned within watercourses, requiring regular maintenance and specialist knowledge of water flow and fish behaviour. Such structures reflect the importance of freshwater fisheries to local populations and settlement patterns in the region, though the precise dating and construction details of this particular example would require archaeological investigation to establish definitively.
Eel weir is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 16334. View the official record →
Eel weir is a fish trap structure located in the Dungannon area of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 16334.
Eel weir 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 16334.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Horned cairn. court tomb (1.1 km), Crannog in carnteel lough (1.8 km), Carnteel church. medieval parish church & graveyard, also site of c13th battle (2.1 km).
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