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Close to the SE angle of Drumlea Lough, a subtriangular lake (dims c. 400m N-S; c. 370m E-W) with the apex at N, c. 50m from the SE angle. This is an overgrown, oval, earth and stone island (dims 20m E-W; 15m N-S; H 1m) surrounded by collapsed timber stakes (diam. c. 0.15m) which are intermittently visible in the water. A silt causeway connects the monument to the shore. A programme of radiocarbon dating undertaken by the Discovery Programme produced a date of 320 +- 20 BP (AD 1429-1643) from wood taken from the crannog (O’Conor and Fredengren 2019, 91).
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 30 December 2019
O’Conor, K. and Fredengren, C. 2019 Medieval settlement in Leitrim, c. 1169-c. 1380. in In Kelly, L. and Scott, B. Leitrim: History and Society, 79-101. Dublin, Geography Publications
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