What is recorded here

Indicated is a submerged crannog in Carrickaport Lough, County Leitrim. It is an overgrown subcircular island, 18.5m NNW-SSE and 15m E-W, rising 1m above deep water near the lough’s northern centre. No wall, hut or made edge shows on its surface, yet its shape and placement suggest people built or shaped it before the lake swallowed the evidence.

Located in deep water near the centre of the sub-triangular (dims c. 700m NNW-SSE; c. 500m NE-SW) northern part of Carrickaport Lough, which has its apex at S. This is an overgrown subcircuarl island (dims 18.5m NNW-SSE; 15m E-W; H 1m) with no visible surface evidence of artificial construction. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

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