What is recorded here

Illaunattee is a potential crannog on the west bank of a river flowing into Lough Atedaun, marked on maps from 1897 and still listed as a named site in 1996. The round area measures about thirty-five metres across, stands clear of scrub and trees, and feels more solid than the boggy ground surrounding it. People may have built there because the wet land denied them elsewhere, turning a small dry circle into a home, a shrine or a trap for those who did not know the water.

On the W bank of a river flowing SW into Lough Atedaun, in grass-covered boggy ground which floods periodically. Indicated and named ‘Illaunattee’ on the OS 25-inch plan (1897) and the Cassini edition (1920) of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Potential site (name)’ in the RMP (1996). This subcircular area (diam. c. 35m) is free of scrub and trees compared to the surrounding ground and, according to local information, is more solid ground than its wet and boggy surrounds. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 29-10-2025

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