Crannog in Lough Iron,cullenhugh

Situated on the NE shore of Lough Iron, and would have been in the water lake prior to drainage of the lake. It is in low-lying ground and the monument is submerged during the winter. A raised circular shaped area (diam. 8m; max. H 0.4m) retained by a partial kerb of limestone slabs (approx. Wth 0.5m; approx T 0.2m; approx. H 0.5m). Three oak stakes are visible at W & SW (H 0.2m). Listed as Dysart 2 and described by O'Sullivan (2004, 106-7) as 'Located at water’s edge on east shore of lake, south of the outlet of the River Inny. The crannóg is a small circular cairn (diam. 8m; H 0.4m) of stone in marshy ground at northeast shore of Lough Iron. The cairn was laid directly on the sandy muds of the lakebed. It has a level upper surface, an even profile and gradually sloping sides. There is a partial kerb of limestone slabs (50cm length and width, 10cm thick) on the south and west side. There were also 3 small oak stakes, 30-40cm diameter, on west and southwest sides'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Aidan O'Sullivan. Date of upload: 9 March 2017