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Trannish Island, Curraghgole is an artillery fort located on an island in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The fort's precise dating and original purpose remain subjects of scholarly uncertainty, though its design reflects military engineering principles consistent with early modern fortification practice. The site's island location would have provided natural defensive advantages controlling waterborne access and offering protection from land-based assault. Like many fortifications in the region, Trannish Island represents the strategic military concerns of successive periods, though further archaeological investigation would be required to establish its definitively within the early modern fortification chronology.
Trannish island, curraghgole. artillery fort is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10934. View the official record →
Trannish Island, Curraghgole is an artillery fort located on an island in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10934.
Trannish island, curraghgole. artillery fort dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Trannish island, curraghgole. artillery fort 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 10934.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lough digh crannog. crannog in lough digh (3.6 km), Giant's grave. court tomb (5 km), Fortified manor-house (5 km).
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