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Causeway in Ballagh (corcomroe By.)

Causeway

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Lickeen Lough keeps a submerged causeway near Ballagh, built of flagstones and rocks that vanish beneath the surface after a few metres. It probably led to a crannog sixty metres away, meaning people once crossed open water on a solid path to reach their home. The lake still hides most of the work, but the stones remain aligned beneath the green depth, waiting for someone to walk them again.
Associated with a crannog (CL016-069001-), c. 60m to the NNE, in Lickeen Lough and located at the nearest point on the shoreline from it. This possible causeway (L c. 4m; Wth c. 2.5m) is constructed of flagstones and rocks and is visible below the surface of the water for a short distance before it disappears (Crumlish 1996). It probably accessed the crannog. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 5 May 2022

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