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Crannog

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On an exposed peaty foreshore of Lough Kinale. One of three 'crannogs' (see also LF011-066002- and LF011-081----) recorded by Raftery at Lough Kinale in May 1969 (NMI Topgraphical File). Described as being of ‘the so-called "metalling type" first recognised at Lough Gara [county Sligo]. Kinale 1 consists of a slightly…

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On an exposed peaty foreshore of Lough Kinale. One of three 'crannogs' (see also LF011-066002- and LF011-081----) recorded by Raftery at Lough Kinale in May 1969 (NMI Topgraphical File). Described as being of ‘the so-called "metalling type" first recognised at Lough Gara [county Sligo]. Kinale 1 consists of a slightly rounded mound, about 50 cm. high in the centre above the level of the shore. Here there is a superficial area about 15m in diameter, made up of small, broken stones, packed closely together. There are also some horizontal timbers and vertical wooden posts but, in view of the number of tree stumps at the site, it was not clear if any were artificial. From the central area there was a wide spread of loosely scattered flakes, axeheads and hammerstones' ('Kinale 1' cited in Fredengren et al. 2010, 135-6). During the course of survey work in 2001 and 2003, the area was searched thoroughly but no visible surface trace of the crannog was found; it is possible that the settlement platform (LF011-067002-) may be ‘Kinale 1’ (ibid., 137, Area A). The crannog is associated with an assemblage of Mesolithic artifacts (see LF011-065001-).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF011-065002

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