Crannog in Lough Ennell

Standing 150m NE of Dysart Island off the W shoreline of Lough Ennell. Listed as Dysart Island 1 and described by O'Sullivan (2004, 91-2) as a crannog locally known as "Rocky Island" comprising of a 'circular, high-cairn (approx. dims. 18m N-S x 15m E-W; H 5m) islet. It was built on a natural, rocky knoll in unusually deep water, up to 4.5m in depth standing. The crannóg stands about 50cm above water levels (and would have been submerged prior to drainage). It is an oval stone cairn, with a level upper surface, an even profile and it slopes steeply into the water on all sides, particularly towards the south. The cairn is typically constructed of medium to small sized stones, and there are vertical roundwood posts around the site on the lake-bed. There is a modern duck-hide or low stone kerb walls at the north end of the islet'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 14 February 2017