What is recorded here

Crannog or mound, the distinction still evades definition. What is certain is that human hands shaped the earth in Derrybeg during the early Christian period, building a platform or marker now reduced to a ridge in the grass. The shape resists explanation, yet it remains scheduled and visible, a small defiance against forgetting.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOUND; possibly CRANNOG. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

A possible crannog or early medieval artificial island; significance uncertain due to limited identification and contextual information.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.