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Crannog in Doon

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What is recorded here

Small circular island (diam. c.25m) marked on all OS eds. in Doon Lough, c. 30m from the shoreline. The lake has been drained and the area which the crannóg occupied is now treacherous marshland. The site is no longer identifiable.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV039-040

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