What is recorded here

Crannog in Carnacop is an oval grass-covered mound, 22m x 20.5m, with visible piles and a rough stone kerb at the southeast edge, set in a slight fold on a west-facing slope in County Meath. It may have been a dwelling, a refuge or a marker for a lost waterline, but the grass and silence have taken the answer. What remains is a clear shape, a boundary of wood and stone, and a place where human life still echoes beneath the surface.

Located in a slight fold on a W-facing slope. It is described (Eogan 1957) as an oval grass-covered mound (diam. 22m x c. 20.5m; H c. 0.6m) with some piles visible around the perimeter and a rough kerbing of large stones at SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationary Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 10 July 2007 Amended: 2 August 2022

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