What is recorded here

Crannog in Corran South is a submerged earthen mound near the centre of Corran Lake, marked only by a clump of rushes visible from the shore. Local men described oval shape, protruding timbers, tree stumps and a steep drop into six metres of water, suggesting a made platform rather than a natural bump. The lake keeps most of the story under its surface, leaving the rushes as a small green reminder that people once shaped the place.

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

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