What is recorded here

Maw Island was a twenty-metre crannog in the centre of Lough Rinn, recorded on maps from 1750 to 1835 before the water took it back. The lake keeps its shape, but the island has vanished from sight, leaving only a hidden base beneath the surface. What remained there may have been a home, a shelter or a marker, yet the water removed the proof.

Located in the centre of Lough Rinn (dims c. 3.8km N-S; c. 200-400m E-W). A small island is depicted on an estate map (Wogan 1750, 23), and it is also depicted (diam. c. 20m) on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as ‘Maw Island’. Kane (1885-6, 408) lists this island as one of the crannogs of Lough Rinn. This feature has disappeared and cannot be identified from the surface, but its base might still survive. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 January 2020

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