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CRANNOG or 'LOG HOUSE' (unlocated) in Gortaloughan

CRANNOG or 'LOG HOUSE' (unlocated)

What is recorded here

Crannog is a lost house built on logs in Gortaloughan, County Fermanagh. It may have sheltered people from rain, theft or fear, and it may have stood on pilings above wet ground. The name preserves the shape of the building even when the ground has swallowed the markers.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CRANNOG or 'LOG HOUSE' (unlocated). Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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