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.

---

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

---

Etymology

Origin of crannog

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

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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

There are several examples of hammer-stones of the ordinary crannog type, rubbing-stones, whetstones, as well as a large number of water-worn stones which might have been used as hand-missiles or sling-stones. 

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

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

The island in the lake was probably a crannog, or artificial fortified island, such as are common on the lakes of Ireland.

From The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints by R.A. Stewart MacAlister

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---