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Crannog in Clonkeen (cole)

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Crannog in Clonkeen (cole)
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Situated in a low-lying landscape in a N-S valley, and at what might have been the S end of Ramages Lough that is now a small oval area of open water c. 250m to the N but its marshy surround indicates an larger oval lake (dims c. 400m N-S; c. 130m E-W). This is a grass-covered mound (diam. c. 18m; H 1m) with some trees in Clonkeen (Cole) townland, although on the W side of s small N-S stream. (Smyth 1954, 7) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 26 January 2018 Revised by: Michael Moore

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