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Crannog in Killylea

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Located on the NW shore of Derrykerrib lough in level, low pasture which at the time of inspection (2000) was extremely waterlogged. The monument comprises a grass-covered, steep-sided mound of earth and stone (dims. c.17m NNW-SSE; c.12m ENE-WSW-max H c1.1m). The top of the mound is relatively flat (dims. c. 14.5m x c.10.5m). The lower portion of the mound was encircled by up 0.3m in water.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV011-026

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Stephen McKay, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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