crannog

American  

[kran-uhg] / ˈkræn əg /

Also crannoge

noun

1. (in ancient Ireland and Scotland) a lake dwelling, usually built on an artificial island.

2. a small, artificial, fortified island constructed in bogs in ancient Scotland and Ireland.

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crannog British  

/ ˈkrænəɡ, ˈkrænədʒ /

noun

1. an ancient Celtic lake or bog dwelling dating from the late Bronze Age to the 16th century _ad , often fortified and used as a refuge

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Etymology

Origin of crannog

1850–55; < Irish crannóg wooden frame or vessel, pole, crannog, equivalent to crann beam, tree + -óg noun suffix

Example Sentences

Hot weather during lockdown dried up a swamp area in south Londonderry that had been concealing the man-made island, known as a crannog.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2022

Archaeologists Duncan Garrow and Fraser Sturt investigated four crannog artificial islands in the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2019

To Dr. Munro, apart from his most valuable books of crannog lore, I owe his kind attention to my private inquiries, and hope that I successfully represent his position and arguments. 

From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Lang, Andrew

He tentatively suggests that the stones may have been used, perhaps, for the stone causeway now laid along the bank of the recently made canal, from a point close to the crannog to the railway. 

From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Lang, Andrew

There is a lake-village of the crannog type at Godney.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.