Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lough Arrow, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Arrow
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Crannoge
- Coordinates
- 54.05277, -8.33726
- SMR number
- SL040-048----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In a small bay on the W shore of Lough Arrow. Indicated on the 1914 OS 6-inch map as a small circular islet (diam. c. 15m) surrounded by reeds. A high-cairn crannog (33.5m N-S; 29.6m E-W; H 2m above the sand and gravel lake-bed), most of which is submerged c. 0.35m below the water. The surface consists of an irregular spread of flat angular stones (diam. 0.5-0.7m), resting loosely on smaller angular stones (diam. c. 0.2m). The edge slopes distinctly and is surrounded by low rushes and a sally bush. Two possible crannogs (SL040-116----; SL040-117----) lie c. 650m and 750m to SSE, respectively.
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
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.