What is recorded here

Crannog in Clonagonnell was a 22m artificial island in Tonymore Lough, County Cavan, built to lift life above marsh water. A railway line later cut through it and erased most of the structure. The crannog still belongs to the marsh, not the archive, because water and memory both resist final measurement.

Situated in low-lying, marshy ground in what was once Tonymore Lough. It is said to have been c. 22m in diameter and to have risen to about 0.7m. It was almost entirely destroyed as a result of the construction of a railway line. (Wood-Martin 1886, 197-9; Davies 1942, 19) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

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