Loughbrickland Crannog

Loughbrickland Crannog

Loughbrickland Crannóg is a crannog three miles southwest of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the middle of the lough, 1 mile from the village of Loughbrickland. The crannog in Loughbrickland is a "Scheduled Historic Monument" in the townland of Drumnahare, in Banbridge District Council area, at grid reference J1113 4118. [cite web | title=Drumnahare | work=Environment and Heritage Service NI - Scheduled Historic Monuments | url=http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/scheduled_monuments1to31mar07.pdf | accessdate=2007-12-03] . It is easily visible from the southbound carriageway of the trunk A1 Belfast-Dublin route, just past the B3 Rathfriland exit.

Features

Loughbrickland Crannog, set in the middle of the lake, was surrounded by a row of stakes and partly built up of occupation debris. [cite web | title=Coolnacran Fort and Loughbrickland Crannog | work=Banbridge District Online | url=http://www.banbridge.com/template1.asp?pid=387&parent=206&parent2=206&area=1 | accessdate=2008-06-08]

History

The crannog is a man made island dating from around the Late Bronze Age period (from approx. 2000 to 500 BC).cite web | title=Loughbrickland Historic Trail | work=Walk Northern Ireland | url=http://www.walkni.com/Walk.aspx?ID=9 | accessdate=2008-06-08] It was later, in the 17th century, inhabited by the Magennis family, who had vacated a castle that is thought to have been located on the lake shore. [ [http://dg.ian.com/index.jsp?cid=1&action=viewLocation&locationId=30977 TravelNow.com] ] It was the site of a skirmish in the 1642 uprising when it was used as a hiding place by rebels.

The Loughbrickland Community Association adopted an image of the crannog as it's logo and this appears on waymarks and signs along the Loughbrickland Historic Trail.

References

External links

* [http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1411 Megalithamania - Photo of Loughbrickland Crannóg]


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