What is recorded here

Indicated is a shifting sand bar at the northeast edge of Lough Conn, joining the mainland to Annaghroe Island through water that may retreat or rise without warning. Maps from 1838 to 1930 marked it as a ford or causeway, yet no ancient stones remain beneath its gravel surface. A modern road crosses it to an island house, trusting the bar to hold long enough for wheels, boots and the life of the person behind them.

Located in the NE end of Lough Conn. This causeway is indicated on the 1838 and 1930 OS 6-inch maps as a band of relatively dry ground (Wth 50-80m N-S) extending c. 120m E–W from the mainland to the E shoreline of Annaghroe Island. It is depicted on the 25-inch plan and the 1930 OS 6-inch maps as stony, and is annotated ‘Sand & Shingle’ on the 25-inch plan. On both the 25-inch and the 1930 6-inch maps a track or road, indicated by parallel dashed lines, is shown continuing from a mainland road across the neck of dry ground to the island; on the 25-inch plan the track/road is annotated as ‘Causeway’ and on the 1930 map as ‘Ford’; the route the track/road takes is different on the two maps. This appears to be a natural feature, a bar of sand or gravel, which has at various times in the past provided a natural route-way to the island. A modern track/road now extends across it from the mainland, leading to a house on the island. There is no visible evidence of an ancient, built causeway. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 March 2020

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