What is recorded here

Crannog in Lough Gara is a crannog in Lough Gara, County Sligo, Ireland. It appears as a low irregular grass-covered mound measuring 7.3 metres north-south, 8.6 metres east-west and reaching 0.5 metres in height within a wet meadow attached to an earlier shoreline. The north edge is distinct while the east and west edges are less distinct and the south edge merges with the surrounding meadow. This site joins six possible crannogs and three crannogs already identified in the same bay.

In a wet meadow, attached to an earlier shoreline of Lough Gara. A low irregular grass-covered mound (7.3m N-S; 8.6m E-W; max. H 0.5m). The N edge is distinct, the E and W edges less distinct and the S edge merges with the surrounding meadow. It is one of a group of six possible crannogs (SL047-016----; SL047-018001-; SL047-018002-; SL047-018003-; SL047-018004-) and three crannogs (SL047-015----; SL047-017----; SL047-018005-) in this bay. (Cross 1953, fig. 1; Fredengren 2002, KILA 008) 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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