What is recorded here

Green Island is a crannog in Milltown Lough, County Cavan, Ireland. It is an almost circular island about thirty metres across, sitting one hundred and ten metres from the shoreline. Dense vegetation still covers the place, hiding whatever hands and lives shaped it beneath the leaves.

Marked on all OS eds. An almost circular island (diam. c. 30m) in Milltown Lough, c.110m from the shoreline. Densely overgrown with vegetation. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

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