What is recorded here

Crannog in Garfiny is a small artificial island in County Cavan, Ireland, marked by a low cairn and horizontal oak trunks. Davies recorded the site during a 1941 survey, noting a quern nearby and measuring the island at roughly thirteen metres across. The buried timber and stone suggest people shaped the lough edge into a living place, perhaps for shelter, work or ritual. Water has since taken back much of the structure, leaving only a narrow ribbon of memory above the surface.

Davies (NMI Survey 1941) described a small island (diam. 12.8m) in Garfiny Lough, c. 27.4m from the shoreline with a low cairn and some horizontal oak trunks visible on it. He also found a quern at the site. (Davies 1942, 17) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

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