What is recorded here

Crannog in Ballyblood,cloonaherna,teeronea is a small, roughly circular island in Lough Cullaunyheeda, County Clare, Ireland, built from limestone and first identified as a stone platform in 2001. It sits 320 metres from the north-west shoreline, marked by a single tree and surrounded by reeds, yet remained unreachable during the 2017 survey because the water stood too high. The stones still protrude above the surface, suggesting people shaped this place long before maps recorded it.

Off-centre to NW of Lough Cullaunyheeda, c. 320m from the shoreline at NW. Initially noted by the Discovery Programme in 2001 during analysis of aerial photography and described as a ‘stone built platform’. Depicted on the 25-inch OS map and 1921 edition OS 6-inch map as an isolated cluster of rock outcrop and on modern OS mapping as a small, roughly circular island (c. 20.5m N-S; c. 21m E-W). Not accessible during 2017 survey due to high water levels. A small cluster of limestones were noted protruding just above the water level at this location. These were further highlighted by a tree and enclosed to W and N by reeds. The following images have been uploaded: CL035-147----_01.jpg From N. View of crannog in Lough Cullaunyheeda. CL035-147----_02.jpg From N. View of crannog showing limestone construction. CL035-147----_03.jpg From NW. View of crannog and reeds. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 18 January 2018

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