Crannog in Corran South

Close to the centre of Corran Lake, which is surrounded by low hills. It is marked by a clump of rushes which grow on its surface and which are visible from the lakeshore. The crannog was inaccessible and the following description is based on local information supplied by John Kearney and Patrick Cleary. A roughly oval flat-topped earthen mound (c. 11m N-S; c. 7m E-W; H c. 1.8m) with occasional stones noted on its surface is covered by c. 0.3m of water. Tree stumps were noted on the surface at NE and SE. Under the water timbers protrude intermittently from the almost vertical sides of the mound and a concentration of stones was observed at the base of the mound at SW. From the base of the mound there is a gradual slope down to a depth of c. 6m. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009