crannog

noun

cran·​nog ˈkra-nəg 

: an artificial fortified island constructed in a lake or marsh originally in prehistoric Ireland and Scotland

Examples of crannog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The crannogs are on Loch Nell, a tranquil inland loch, and some argue they could have been constructed as solar observation sites. — Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

The structure appears to have been a crannog, a type of artificial platform. — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024

Researchers had an inkling that some crannogs had Stone Age beginning in the 1980s, when excavations at a crannog at Scotland’s North Uist island revealed Neolithic artifacts. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 14 June 2019

Neolithic Britons loved building things with big rocks, but the crannogs are unlike settlements or other monuments. — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 12 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic crannag & Irish crannóg

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above