What is recorded here

Crannog in Templehouse Lake is a crannog in Templehouse Lake, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the northern half of the lake, about 600 metres southwest of another crannog. A small concentration of stones measures 5 metres north-south and 4.5 metres east-west, rising 0.55 metres above a larger peat island roughly 30 metres across. The stones are fairly well sorted at 0.4 to 0.6 metres in diameter and sit firmly in the ground, with some animal bones scattered among them.

In the N half of Templehouse lake, c. 600m SW of another crannog (SL033-030----). A small concentration of stones (5m N-S; 4.5m E-W; H 0.55m) on a larger peat island (diam. c. 30m). The stones are fairly well sorted (diam. c. 0.4-0.6m) and well set into the ground. Some animal bones were noted amongst the stones. 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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