© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR)
Lough Gall Crannog is a submerged artificial island settlement located in Lough Gall near Armagh in Northern Ireland. The crannog dates to the Early Christian period and represents a type of habitation common throughout Ireland during the early medieval centuries, when such water-based settlements provided defensible domestic and possibly monastic spaces. The site's physical character as a constructed island, built from timber and other organic materials, is typical of Early Christian crannogs that served as residences for families or religious communities. As recorded in the heritage monument record, this crannog contributes to understanding settlement patterns and living conditions in early medieval Ulster.
Lough gall. crannog in lough gall is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5248. View the official record →
Lough Gall Crannog is a submerged artificial island settlement located in Lough Gall near Armagh in Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5248.
Lough gall. crannog in lough gall 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 gall. crannog in lough gall 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 5248.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Liskyborough fort. bivallate rath (4.4 km), Mound - possible motte (5.2 km), Platform rath (5.3 km).
Pick any location and Aubrey pulls together everything the record actually holds about it:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.