462 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 
LXIII.—Crannoe or Loven wa Cranacu, Farr Heap, Co. ANTRIM. 
By AvexanperR M‘Hewnry, M.R.I.A. 
[Read, February 8, 1886. ] 
Tis very perfect crannog is situated on a rock (basalt) foundation, 
nearly in the centre of the lake. It is oval in shape, and built 
of large loose blocks of basalt, well fitted together without 
cement of any kind. The surrounding wall is from six to eight feet 
thick, the central part of the crannog being rudely flagged at a depth 
of a foot or so below the present surface of grass and earth. A thick 
layer of bright red sand is found heaped over the inner courses of 
the wall all round, while in the centre of the crannog black charred 
sand occurs several inches in thickness, both above and below the 
rude flagging, 
Extensive excavations were made in all parts of the crannog, but 
the only objects of interest found were a rounded flint—probably a 
hammer, or ‘‘muller,” a worked flint flake, and some decayed frag- 
ments of charred bones of ox and sheep. The length of the crannog is 
126 feet by 85 feet wide; measurement all round outer edge of wall, 
334 feet. On the north-west side, a landing-place about 6 feet wide 
remains visible, and on the south and east sides rude steps still 
exist. The height of the surrounding wall is generally 4 feet, very 
uniformly built and in good preservation. Average depth of water 
round it is 2 feet on the west, and 3 feet on the east sides. The 
nearest point of land is on the west side, about 50 yards distant. 
The lake is very shallow (4 feet generally) all over—as proved by 
soundings made—except in the south-east portion, where it descends 
to 20 feet, so that a cutting on its south margin, 6 feet deep, and 50 
yards long, would drain almost the entire area, when, no doubt, 
objects of interest would be found embedded in the mud, in the 
vicinity of the crannog. 
