Carnlach

Carnlough derives from the Irish Carnlach, meaning 'place of cairns,' or possibly from Carn a' locha (stone heap of the lake), reflecting the landscape features of this coastal settlement. Evidence of human occupation in the vicinity stretches back to the Neolithic period (circa 4000 BC), when settlement debris, charcoal, postholes, flint cores, and pottery were left at Bay Farm. The site name ...