What is recorded here

Indicated is a 20-metre stone platform in Black Lough, County Monaghan, still standing seventy centimetres above the water. It appeared as a much larger island on maps from 1834 and 1907, suggesting the lough claimed most of its size rather than anyone abandoning it. Fifteen piles remain in the water to the west, like markers for a doorway the lake swallowed.

Located in a bay (dims c. 200m NE-SW; c. 120m NW-SE) on the SE shore of the small oval S part (dims c. 540m NE-SW; c. 220m NW-SE) of Black Lough. This is represented as a large island (dims c. 45m NW-SE; c. 35m NE-SW) on the 1834 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This is an overgrown platform (diam. 20m; H 0.7m over the water) composed of small stones. W of the crannog about fifteen piles can be seen in the water. 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: 30 January 2018

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