Otter Island, crannog in County Leitrim

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What is recorded here

Situated towards the W edge of the triangular E end (dims c. 700m E-W; c. 700m N-S) of Lough Scur between Small Island, Prison Island and Whiskey Island. It is marked only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in italic lettering as 'Otter Island'. An area (dims 35m N-S; 10m E-W) of reeds and bamboo is surrounded beneath the water by large timbers and stones but no structures can be identified.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE024-047

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Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, www.irishmirror.ie
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791; Ledwich, Edward, 1738-1823, continuator, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons
Adie Jackson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, www.findagrave.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.au
Maker not stated on source page, irisharchaeology.org
John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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