What is recorded here
The crannog in Lough Gara is in County Sligo, Ireland. It stands as a low mound measuring 8.6 metres north to south and 7.1 metres east to west, rising 0.64 metres above the water meadow near the present shoreline. The surface consists of well-set angular stones topped with larger boulders, creating a distinct edge separate from the surroundings.
In a water meadow, near the present shoreline of Lough Gara. A low-cairn crannog (8.6m N-S; 7.1m E-W; H 0.64m above the meadow), the surface of which consists of well-set angular to subangular stones topped with larger angular boulders. The edge of the crannog is distinct from the surroundings.
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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