What is recorded here

Illaunaprechaun (Crannoge) is a crannog in Lough Arrow, County Sligo, Ireland. It stands about 150 metres from the shore in the northwest arm, near the outflow into the River Unshin. The roughly circular stone mound rises 1.95 metres above the muddy lake bed and contains a central plateau of small stones. Wood-Martin observed fractured bones on the surface in 1886.

In the NW arm of Lough Arrow, c. 150m from the shore and near the outflow into the River Unshin, with a clear view of the heights of Moytirra to E and Carrowkeel to SW. A roughly circular high-cairn crannog (29.9m N-S; 28.2m E-W; H 1.95m above the muddy lake-bed) with a central plateau (10.5m N-S; 14.5m E-W) consisting of small stones (diam. 0.3m) which form a flat but somewhat unstable surface. Slightly off-centre on the E portion of the plateau is a pile (1.6m N-S; 2m E-W; H 0.55m) of loosely arranged stones. The plateau drops down under the water to a berm and the edges of the crannog are quite distinct. Wood-Martin (1886, 246) mentioned observing fractured bones on the surface. An enclosure (SL034-198----) is situated on a promontory, c. 100m to NW. 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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