What is recorded here

Indicated is a crannog on Mount Louise Lake in County Monaghan, Ireland. It occupies the central of three islands at the lake’s broader east end, an oval overgrown platform about twenty metres long, sixteen metres wide and one and a half metres high. Large stones still mark part of its northern edge, ash lies in its core, and two piles stand in the water off the south shore. The lake is small enough to be known by heart, yet the island remains half-hidden, as if people built it, lived there, stopped coming, and the water took back most of the shape.

Located towards the broader E end of the subrectangular Mount Louise Lake (dims c. 400m E-W; c. 150-250m N-S). There are three islands at the E end of the lake; only the central one appears to be artificial, although it may have a natural core. It is overgrown and oval (dims 20m N-S; 16m E-W; H 1.5m), with part of a kerb of large stones (dims 1m x 1.2m) visible at N. There is ash in the core and two piles were noted in the water off the S shore. (Smyth 1954, 4) 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. Date of revision: 30 August 2017

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