What is recorded here

Indicated is a 15-metre stone mound on the north shore of Headford Lough, County Leitrim, Ireland. It sat out in open water when the lake was wider, but the lake has since retreated to touch it. No wall, floor or hearth is visible, only grass and scrub holding the stones together. Whatever lived there has sunk beneath the surface or been taken elsewhere, leaving behind a shape the water forgot to erase.

This is attached to the N shore of Headford Lough, a sub-rectangular lake (dims c. 330m E-W; 230m N-S), which as larger (dims c. 400m E-W; c. 260-400m N-S) as represented on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map when the crannog was more centrally placed within the lake. This is a grass- and scrub-covered mound of stones (diam. 15m N-S; 15m E-W; H c. 0.7m) with no visible surface evidence of artificial construction, or of occupation. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 5 December, 2019

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