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Crannoge

Crannog
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Map note: The map marks Crannoge as a crannog around Glen Upper, County Sligo, Ireland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL009-016

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  • Willie Duffin, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jon Sullivan, Wikimedia Commons
  • Michael Murtagh, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Dieglop, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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