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Lough Faughan Crannog is an Early Christian artificial island settlement located in County Down, Northern Ireland. Crannogs were constructed dwelling sites built on or beside lakes and wetlands, typically consisting of a timber-built platform or foundation anchored to the lakebed. The site lies at grid reference J4464041140, situated above bedrock of the Hawick Group wacke, sedimentary rock formed during the Wenlock period of the Silurian era.
This crannog dates to the Early Christian period, when such structures served as domestic and sometimes defensive settlements for farming communities. The lake setting provided protection and access to aquatic resources, whilst timber construction allowed occupation of otherwise unusable wetland terrain. The underlying wacke geology is characteristic of the Southern Uplands geology extending into County Down, with its durable stone foundation supporting the lacustrine environment.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference 8046, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. As a rare surviving example of Early Christian settlement technology, Lough Faughan Crannog contributes to understanding of settlement patterns and construction practices in early medieval Ulster.
Lough falcon, lough faughan crannog. crannog is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8046. View the official record →
Lough Faughan Crannog is an Early Christian artificial island settlement located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8046.
Lough falcon, lough faughan crannog. 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.
Lough falcon, lough faughan crannog. 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 8046.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lismahon. raised rath reused as motte (2.8 km), Motte (3.6 km), St. patrick's well, parkaneety graveyard, killyglinne. church, graveyard & holy well (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lough falcon, lough faughan crannog. 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.
Lough falcon, lough faughan crannog. crannog stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.