What is recorded here

Crannog in Lough Gara is a crannog in Lough Gara, County Sligo, Ireland. It stands in water and reeds at the north west end of the lake, about 150 metres north east of another crannog. The low structure measures 7.7 metres north to south and 11 metres east to west, rising 0.76 metres above the lake bed and 0.2 metres above the water. Moderately to well sorted limestone stones about 0.2 metres across are loosely set in marl mud, with a smaller mid cairn 3.2 metres north to south and 4 metres east to west slightly off centre to the west.

In water and reeds in the NW end of Lough Gara, c. 150m SE of another crannog (SL044-072----). A low-cairn crannog (7.7m N-S; 11m E-W; H 0.76m above the lake-bed; H 0.2m above the water) consisting of moderately to well-sorted limestone stones (diam. c. 0.2m), loosely set in the marl mud. There is a mid-cairn (3.2m N-S; 4m E-W) slightly off centre to W. (Fredengren 2002, KILF 002) 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

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