What is recorded here

Indicated is a crannog in County Mayo, Ireland, where an artificial island still touches the edge of human imagination. The facts are thin, but the shape is clear: a small platform built against water, likely for shelter, ritual or quiet defiance of the lake. A crannog does not need a legend to be strange. It is a room made by hands, suspended between land and loss.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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