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Crannog in Lough Gara

Crannog
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In a wet meadow, below the old shoreline of Lough Gara. A low oval grass-covered mound (9.9m N-S; 12.4m E-W; max. H 0.72m above the meadow) with an even surface. Occasional small stones (diam. 0.2m) protrude through the grass, especially on the W portion. The edges slope gradually and are quite distinct in material. This crannog is surrounded by a series of three oblong mounds (43.2m x 9.5m; 41.5m x 10.5m; 24.2m x 12m) consisting of shattered or fire-cracked stones enclosing an area 31m in internal diameter. Marked by Cross (1953, fig. 1) as one of a group of seven sites in the N half of Ross townland. (Fredengren 2002, KILA 040) 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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