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<< Our Photo Pages >> Craggaunowen - Crannog in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Clare

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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Craggaunowen
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 15.233 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Clare Type: Crannog
Nearest Town: Ennis  Nearest Village: Kilmurry
Map Ref: R471697
Latitude: 52.776100N  Longitude: 8.784601W
Condition:
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2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
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Craggaunowen submitted by AngieLake : The reconstruction of a bridge joining the 'mainland' to the crannog at Craggaunowen. (Summer 1999). (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Craggaunowen submitted by AngieLake : The reconstruction of a round house on Craggaunowen crannog. I'm pretty sure this guy was actually an English actor, but sounded very authenically Irish! (Summer 1999) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Craggaunowen submitted by AngieLake : Tim Severin's replica of St Brendan [Brendan the Navigator]'s leather-hulled boat, which he used to retrace the saint's epic 6th century journey across the Atlantic. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Craggaunowen by Anonymous on Thursday, 09 April 2009
There are still tour guides in costume at Craggaunowen and they can be found spinning, gardening, woodworking etc around the site when there are no tours booked but there are no dedicated 'animators' any longer. The historic re-enactment group Mogh Roith are often to be found in the park during the summer, either doing a big show or developing the living history aspect of the place.

There was a fire a few years ago so the crannóg has been rebuilt since the photo above was taken and looks amazing. They used native wood so it is as authentic as possible. All it needs now is 'set dressing' as the houses are pretty much empty.

You can see a reconstruction of a dolmen, but there is a real dolmen hidden away somewhere. The terrain is a bit dodgy to allow anyone up to it - boggy woodland

It is a beautiful place and the old woodland is great for flora and fauna spotting - even without the buildings it would be a nice spot for a walk. There is a small shop and a tea room with sandwiches and homemade scones and cakes, and picnic tables in the car park where you can watch the antics of the soay sheep.

All in all, I would really recommend a visit to Craggaunowen if you're in the area.

There is a really good fansite at http://www.craggaunowen.org where you can read more.
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Re: Craggaunowen by AngieLake on Monday, 12 November 2007
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In my 1997 edition of the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Travel Guide to Ireland:

"Craggaunowen
The Craggaunowen Project, known as 'Craggaunowen: the Living Past' and designed to bring Bronze Age and Celtic culture to life, is a shining example of a recreated prehistoric site. The centre was created in the grounds of Craggaunowen Castle in the 1960s by John Hunt, a noted archaeologist who had been inspired by his excavations at Lough Gur..... The castle's tower house contains bronzes and other objects from Hunt's archaeological collection, the rest of which can be seen in Limerick.

At Craggaunowen, people in costume act out particular trades, such as spinning or potting, or serve as guides. A French slave describes how communities lived in the ring fort, a typical early Christian homestead. You can also see meat being prepared in the fulacht fiadh, a traditional hunter's cooking hole.

The complex includes part of a togher, an original Iron Age timber road that was discovered in Longford. The most eye-catching sight, however, is the crannog ..... , a man-made island enclosing wattle and daub houses - a style of defensive homestead that survived until around 1600.

Another interesting exhibit is a leather-hulled boat built in the 1970s by the explorer, Tim Severin. He used it to retrace the route which legend says St Brendan took in a similar vessel across the Atlantic in the 6th century."

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