County: Longford Site name: DERRAGH
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 02E1071
Author: Christina Fredengren, The Discovery Programme
Site type: Crannóg
Period/Dating: Early Medieval (AD 400-AD 1099)
ITM: E 639912m, N 778793m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.757221, -7.394755
The high-cairn crannog in Derragh Lough (SMR 11:51) is in the middle of the lake, which connects to Lough Kinale via a small channel. A geomatic survey identified a series of distinct morphological features. Divers from Dúchas carried out a detailed search both around the edges of the site and outside of it to find underwater structures. A limited excavation retrieved samples for dating. There are indications that this site was in use during the later part of the early medieval period (Fredengren 2002).
Reference
Fredengren, C. 2002 Discovery Programme in Lough Kinale. Archaeology Ireland 16 (4), 20–3.
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