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
- 53.94714, -8.43329
- SMR number
- SL047-095----
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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
On the N shore of Derrymore Island, c. 70m to W of and similar to another possible crannog (SL047-009----). An oval area (8.1m N-S; 9.3m E-W; H 1.3m above the lake-bed), the surface of which is covered with low grass. The N part, nearest the lake, has a number of randomly sized, firmly set subangular stones (diam. c. 0.5m) exposed. The whole crannog slopes down towards the water and there is a small sandy beach on its W edge. A large limestone boulder sits in the water to the NNE. (Fredengren 2002, KILA 022)
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
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.