What is recorded here

Crannog in Carrowcrory is a crannog in Carrowcrory, County Sligo, Ireland. The roughly circular mound measures about 31 metres across and rises 1.8 metres above the drained lake bed in the southeast corner. An oval elevation occupies the eastern portion, where an old drain reveals sand flecked with charcoal and evenly sized stones. A newer drain skirting the western edge exposes lake sand, peat with horizontal timbers and roundwood, and a thin layer of fire-cracked stones on top.

In the SE corner of a drained lake; the extent of the lake is marked by a growth of rushes. Views are restricted by surrounding drumlins though Kesh Corann is visible in the distance. A roughly circular low-mound crannog (diam c. 31m; H 1.8m) sloping down gently to indistinct edges. There is an oval elevation (15.2m N-S; 11.9m E-W; H c. 0.35m) in the E portion. An old N-S drain cuts through this elevation revealing layers of sand flecked with charcoal as well as some evenly sized stones (dims. 0.3m x 0.2m). A more recent drain also cuts through the crannog, skirting the W edge of the elevation. This reveals that the crannog sits on lake sand, over which is a layer of peat containing horizontal timbers, roundwood and some brushwood. On top of this is a thin layer of fire-cracked stones. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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