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

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Example Sentences

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crannog

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

In the crannog of Lagore, county Meath, there were about 150 cartloads of bones, chiefly of oxen, deer, sheep and swine, the refuse of the food of the occupants.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

Among the few remains of lacustrine settlements in England and Wales, some are suggestive of the typical crannog structure.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

The crannog of Cloonfinlough in Connaught had a triple stockade of oak piles, connected by horizontal stretchers and enclosing an area 130 ft. in diameter, laid with trunks of oak trees.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

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