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CRANNOG in Derrycanon

CRANNOG

What is recorded here

Crannog in Derrycanon, County Fermanagh: an artificial island dwelling or platform, often timber and earth on wet ground, used as a home, shrine or refuge. The name itself carries the idea of a made island, a small world set apart from the shore. Whether for living, hiding or worship, the crannog is a place where humans shaped water and wood into a room of their own.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CRANNOG. Recorded period: 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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