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In a wet meadow, below the former shoreline, in a shallow bay on the W shore of Lough Gara. The crannog is surrounded by flat ground with views of the Curlew Mountains. It consists of a low grass-overgrown mound (15.4m N-S; 14.6m E-W; H 0.86m above the lakeshore), half of which protrudes into the water like a small peninsula. The surface is more even and overgrown with grass towards the shore making it difficult to find the edge of the site, as it blends into the meadow while the surface of the E portion is more uneven. The edge is clearer towards the water, consisting of subangular stones (diam. c. 0.3-0.4m). Some animal bones were found along the edges of this site during the site inspection. (Cross 1953, fig. 1; Fredengren 2002, KILC 011)
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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