What is recorded here

Crannog in Lough Gara is a crannog in Lough Gara, County Sligo, Ireland. An aerial photograph shows a possible islet on the border between a wet meadow and the lake, on the north side of a drain in an eastern inlet. The area is overgrown with reeds and has no visible remains.

In an inlet on the E shores of Lough Gara. A possible crannog is visible in an aerial photograph (ACAP, V227/54-5) as an islet on the border between a wet meadow and the lake, on the N side of a drain. The area is overgrown with reeds and there are no visible remains of a crannog. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.