What is recorded here

Indicated is a small clay island in Coaghen Lough, County Monaghan, where deep water begins within five metres of the edge. The lake has shrunk from a broad triangular shape to an L-shaped basin, leaving the crannog exposed in a circular northern section. Erosion has opened the island like a broken jar, spilling charcoal, animal bones and small stones onto its surface. Four piles and a horizontal plank still mark the edge, suggesting someone built a dwelling or platform there before the water retreated. The place feels less like a ruin than like a room emptied of its owner, waiting for the lake to return and cover the evidence again.

Located in Coaghen Lough which is depicted as a sub-triangular lough (dims c. 200m N-S; c. 200m E-W) on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map, but the lake is now reduced to an L-shaped feature with the crannog in a circular N section (diam. c. 100m). This is an overgrown clay island (dims 17m E-W; 15m N-S; H 0.4m over the water) with deep water within 5m of its edge. Erosion of the surface reveals a matrix of small stones and clay with charcoal and animals bones. Four small piles and a horizontal plank were also observed. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 29 January 2018

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