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Loughinsholin is a crannog situated in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The site represents an early Christian artificial island dwelling, a settlement type characteristic of early medieval Ireland and Britain. Crannogs of this period were constructed by building timber and stone platforms on shallow lakebeds or in marshy ground, providing defensible settlements for high-status families or monastic communities. The crannog at Loughinsholin contributes to the archaeological record of early Christian settlement patterns in Ulster during the first millennium AD.
Loughinsholin. crannog at loughinsholin is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12999. View the official record →
Loughinsholin is a crannog situated in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12999.
Loughinsholin. crannog at loughinsholin 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.
Loughinsholin. crannog at loughinsholin 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 12999.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drumbally fort. counterscarp rath (1.1 km), Kilcronaghan church. church & graveyard (3.9 km), Aghagaskin fort. counterscarp rath (4.7 km).
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