What is recorded here

Crannoge (Site of) is a crannog in Lough Arrow, County Sligo, Ireland. It sits submerged at the mouth of Ballinafad Bay, marked only by a stand of reeds between Aghanagh point and the opposite peninsula. The circular mound measures 29.6m north-south and east-west, rising 1.7m above the muddy lake-bed before dropping sharply at its edges. A small cluster of rounded and subangular stones occupies the centre, while a second possible crannog lies about 150m to the north-northwest.

At the mouth of Ballinafad Bay, in the W side of Lough Arrow between Aghanagh point and the opposite peninsula. The site is submerged and indicated by a stand of reeds. A circular low-mound (29.6m N-S; 29.6m E-W; H 1.7m above the muddy lake-bed), the edges of which drop dramatically all round. There is a concentration of rounded and subangular stones (3m N-S; 2m E-W) in the centre. A second possible crannog (SL040-178----) lies c. 150m to NNW. 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

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