Crannog in Cornageeha, County Leitrim

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What is recorded here

Located c. 65m from the N shore of Lough Sallagh – dirty or silted lough - an oval lake (max. dims c. 1.2km NNW-SSE; c. 500m ENE-WSW). This is an overgrown oval island of stones and gravel (dims 12m E-W; 9m N-S; H 0.3m) with a few bushes. Several timber stakes lie near the surface of the water at SE, with one upright at E. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE036-038

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