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At the mouth of Ballinafad Bay, in the W side of Lough Arrow between Aghanagh point and the opposite peninsula. The site is submerged and marked by a reed stand. An oval low-mound (27m N-S; 20.8m E-W; H 1m above the lake-bed), the surface of which consists of mud with some stones. The edges slope down steeply. A second possible crannog (SL040-179----) lies c. 150m to SSE.
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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