What is recorded here
Indicated is a crannog in Lough Gara,portnacrinnaght, County Roscommon, Ireland. Located on the northern shore at the eastern end of the Callow Lough, it is locally known as Drury's Island. The subcircular overgrown area contains earth, stone, animal bones, and a four-metre-diameter cairn on a flat top.
On the N shore at the E end of the Callow Lough of Upper Lough Gara, and known locally as 'Drury's Island'. Subcircular overgrown area (dims. 27m E-W; 23m N-S; H 0.4-1.4m) of earth and stone with some animal bones visible. There is a cairn (diam. 4m) on the flat top (diam. 8m) with a gently sloping shore (Wth c. 5m). (Fredengren 2002, App. 1, P 61; Kiln 013)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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