Crannog

The National Monuments Service's description

Located at the S end of Lough Analla, the middle lake of the Dysart Lakes group on the
River Deel. This crannóg was described by O'Sullivan (2004, 56-8) as following; 'a low, circular, palisaded mound (diam. 16m N-S; H 3.4m/0.4m above water level), situated 30m N of S shoreline. It is located in fairly deep water, which is 2-3m depth, 3m out from the site. The crannóg was built on a natural sandbank that extends to S and SE of the island for some 3-5m as marshy ground before shelving off into deep water. The crannóg is low, level with gradually sloping sides, with an even profile, but is slightly higher to E. It has a palisade on the NW side, where there are vertical oak posts and stakes (6- 16cm diameter, 60cm in height) visible, situated 30cm out from the edge of the island. The vertical posts appear to be in two rows, 10-20cm apart (possibly for post-and-wattle). There are also vertical oak posts in the internal surface, although these do not make a clear house plan. Between the palisade posts, the horizontal, radially laid beams of the primary construction phase of the crannóg are visible'.

See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Aidan O'Sullivan.

Date of upload: 6 March 2017

References

O'Sullivan, A. 2004 The social and ideological roles of crannogs in early medieval Ireland. Unpublished PhD thesis. Department of History, NUI Maynooth.