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CRANNOG in BALLYDOOLAGH LOUGH in Ballydoolagh

CRANNOG in BALLYDOOLAGH LOUGH

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Crannog in Ballydoolagh Lough is a medieval and early Christian water settlement in County Fermanagh, Ireland. It is a crannog, an artificial island or lake dwelling built among reeds and timber. People may have lived there, kept animals, prayed or hidden when danger came. The lough still holds the shape of that choice.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CRANNOG in BALLYDOOLAGH LOUGH. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; E.CHRIST.. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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