Crannog in Mullaghmore North, County Monaghan

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What is recorded here

Situated towards the NE end of the oval Mullaghmore Lake (dims c. 380m NE-SW; c. 200m NW-SE) that has shrunk somewhat from its representation on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map (dims c. 500m NE-SW; c. 300m NW-SE). This is a circular overgrown cairn (diam. 28m E-W; 25m N-S) which has evidence of a retaining kerb, and it is located in deep water. Five large oak piles were noted protruding through the cairn on the S side.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO006-020

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Allie_Caulfield from Germany, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
abdallahh from Montréal, Canada, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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Scotstown GAA club website; individual photographer not named, www.scotstowngaa.ie
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