Crannog in Kiltoom

This crannóg was listed as Kiltoom 4 and described by O'Sullivan (2004, 73-4) as following; 'Located on a sloping (to W) foreshore strewn with boulders and beach-rolled stone. There are three in-situ boulders embedded in the ground 10m to the N. These have regular, water erosion grooves on their lakeward sides, 20-40cm above surface. This suggests that former lake-levels were at about this height. The lake edge is 5m to SW, former lake-edge 2m to NE. It has extensive views to the NW, W and SW across the lake, and also to nearby crannóga to the NW and SE along the shore. The nearest archaeological site (WM007-114----) is a small, low-cairn crannog, 43m to the NW. Present remains consist of a small, low-cairn crannóg (dims 11.5m N-S x 13m E-W; H 0.5m). It is built of a low, irregular cairn of stones and boulders, and is currently triangular in shape. There is an area of large boulders along the NE side, suggesting an irregular NW-SE oriented kerb there. The cairn has a more distinct kerb along its SW and S sides, consisting of boulders (L 1m; Wth 60cm) on their edges. There is a rubble mound on NW side, possibly due to cairn collapse. The site has been substantially damaged by modem disturbance. The cairn is grassed over, with a bush growing on its N side'. (O'Sullivan et. al. 2007, 124) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Aidan O'Sullivan. Date of upload: 6 March 2017