What is recorded here
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
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
CastleCastle, unclassified · 657 yd
CaherballaghFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 847 yd
Lickeen FortFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1395 yd
Penitential station in CahersherkinPenitential station · 1.1 mi
Tullagh Castle (in ruins)Castle, unclassified · 1.3 mi
Kiltonaghty Church (in ruins)Church · 1.9 mi
Burren Centre KilfenoraVisitor information · 2.0 mi
High CrossHeritage attraction · 2.1 mi
Famine MemorialMemorial · 4.0 mi
Kilmanahn GraveyardRuins · 4.0 mi
Fergus River CaveCave · 4.7 mi
Ballyteigue Nature ReserveNature reserve · 4.8 mi