Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lough Gara, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Gara
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.96007, -8.45479
- SMR number
- SL044-076----
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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 the water, but merging with the W shore of Lough Gara. A low-cairn crannog (12m N-S; 12m E-W; H 0.81m above the lake-bed), the surface of which consists of firmly set stones. The edges of the crannog slope down distinctly to the S, but more gradually to the N. Two stone-built jetties lead from the NE corner out into the water. The northern jetty (L 7.7m; Wth 1.4m) consists of large stones (diam. c. 0.7m) on top of smaller ones. The other jetty (L 5m; Wth 1.2m) consists of small stones. Another crannog (SL044-092----) lies c. 20m to S. (Cross 1953, fig. 1; Fredengren 2002, KILC 025).
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
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.