Crannog in Lough Gara

In a wet meadow, below an earlier shoreline of Lough Gara. An oval low-cairn crannog (22m N-S; 9m E-W; max. H 0.7m above the meadow). The S portion is a grass-covered elevation (16m N-S; 9m E-W), the surface of which is even and contains very few stones. On the N side of this is an area of stones (mainly weathered limestone) firmly set in the ground with grass growing in the gaps. These stones are very distinct against the surrounding meadow. There are also smaller unshattered stones (diam. 0.1-0.2m) and a number of larger stones, especially on the E and N edges. The crannog is partly overgrown with low grass and a bush. It is one of a group of three crannogs (SL047-015----; SL047-017----) and six possible crannogs (SL047-016----; SL047-018001-; SL047-018002-; SL047-018003-; SL047-018004-; SL047-018006-) iin this bay. (Cross 1953, fig. 1; Fredengren 2002, KILA 007) 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