Duck Island, crannog in County Leitrim

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What is recorded here

Located c. 70m from the NE shore of Errew Lough, an oval lake (dims c. 900m NNW-SSE; c. 500m WNW-ESE), which is on the N-S Cloone River, also known in this area as the Lurga River. This is an overgrown circular and stony island (diam. 25m NW-SE; 23m NE-SW; H 1.8m) with a prominent cairn (diam. 14m) which is partly modern at the centre. Many timber stakes are visible in the water around the perimeter and a slight causeway survives on the landward side at NE. The rath (LE036-003----) is on the shore immediately adjacent, c. 120m to the ENE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE036-002

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