Crannog in Lough Gara

In a wet meadow, on the NW shore of Lough Gara with views of Moygara castle (SL044-052001-) c. 900m to NW, a cairn (SL044-073----) c. 400m to NE and Mullaghthee in the distance to SW. An oval low-cairn crannog (15m N-S; 20.6m E-W; H 1.07m) with a high soil content. The surface is firm and consists of well-set stones. It is domed and the edges slope gradually down in all directions. There is a mid-cairn in the W portion on which is a vague rectangular outline of stones (5.5m N-S; 2.8m E-W). A row of stones runs parallel to the N edge of this feature. In the water, a short distance to the NE, is a rectangular area (2.7m NE-SW; 1.5m NW-SE) of subangular stones, possibly a small platform crannog or part of a causeway leading out into the water. This is the most southerly of a group of four crannogs (SL044-069----; SL044-070----; SL044-071----). Another crannog (SL044-089----) is c. 150m to SE. (Cross 1953, fig. 1; Fredengren 2002, KILF 006) 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