What is recorded here

Crannog in Cloonbo,cloonfinnan stands in the NE corner of Cloonfinnan Lough, County Leitrim, Ireland. A submerged circular area (diam. c. 20m) of cut logs and timber stakes (max. L 3m; diam. c. 0.45m) can be seen c. 1m below the surface of the water and probably represents an unfinished crannog.

Located in the NE corner of Cloonfinnan Lough, a subrectangular lake (max. dims c. 700m NNW-SSE; c. 400m ENE-WSW) represented as slightly larger (max. dims c. 770m NNW-SSE; c. 425m ENE-WSW) on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map. A submerged circular area (diam. c. 20m) of cut logs and timber stakes (max. L 3m; diam. c. 0.45m) can be seen c. 1m below the surface of the water and probably represents an unfinished crannog. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 6 December, 2019

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