Crannog on Loch Tay Scotland by Garlor
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Description
A crannóg is an ancient island used for a settlement. The name may also refer to a wooden platform erected on shallow floors, but few remains of this sort have been found. The name crannóg, anglicized "crannoge", is from Old Irish "crannóc", from crann, tree.
The choice of an island as a home is thought to have been for defence and for the availability of food in the form of fish nearby. The crannog could be reached from the nearest shore by means of a causeway built up with stones, or a wooden gangway built atop raised piles.
An example of a reconstructed crannóg is shown at the Scottish Crannóg Centre at Loch Tay, Perthshire.
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Comments (2)
tallpindo
Wood and fabric leave few remnants. This recreation draws on traditional skills that are locally native, I assume.
DarkStormCrow
Excellent shot, well done...