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noun - an artificial island
CRANNOG - A crannog (; Irish: crannóg [kano]; Scottish Gaelic: crannag [kanak]) is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes...
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An ancient Irish dwelling or fort built on an artificial island in a lake or marsh. |
An ancient fortified dwelling constructed in a lake or marsh in Scotland or Ireland. |
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A crannog (; Irish: crannóg [kano]; Scottish Gaelic: crannag [kanak]) is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes, rivers and estuarine waters of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Unlike the prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps that were built on the shores and were inundated only later on, crannogs were built in the water, thus forming artificial islands. * Crannogs were used as dwellings over five millennia, from the European Neolithic Period to as late as the 17th/early 18th century, although in Scotland there is currently no convincing evidence in the archaeological record of Early and Middle Bronze Age or Norse Period use. The radiocarbon dating obtained from key sites such as Oakbank and Redcastle indicate at a 95.4% confidence level that they date to the Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age. The date ranges fall after around 800 BC and so could be considered Late Bronze Age by only the narrowest of margins. Crannogs have been variously interpreted |