Crannog in Curraghashillaun, County Leitrim

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What is recorded here

Connected to the NW edge of the oval Ardmeenan Lough (dims c. 500m NE-SW; c. 200m NW-SE) by a silt isthmus. This is an overgrown, circular, stony area (diam. c. 15m; H 0.5m) surrounded by less solid ground (diam. 30m) which is covered with reeds. There is no visible surface evidence of any artificial features.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE025-077

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