What is recorded here

Crannog in Crannogeboy is an elongated stone mound, 18 metres long and 2.2 metres high, buried in a small boggy area of County Donegal. People likely lived there when the land was wetter, chopping wood and grinding grain on the three saddle querns now scattered across the top. A modern field wall cuts through the north face, reminding everyone that human hands keep changing the shape of old places.

An elongated mound of stone 18m E-W × 9m N-S and 2.2m in height. A modern field wall cuts into the N face of the mound and runs off the mound to the E and W. The site is located in a small boggy area. A number of stone axe-heads and three saddle querns have been found on the mound. The nature of the site is not clear but seems likely to have been some form of lake habitation. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

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