: an artificial fortified island constructed in a lake or marsh originally in prehistoric Ireland and Scotland
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The crannogs are on Loch Nell, a tranquil inland loch, and some argue they could have been constructed as solar observation sites.
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The flint tool could help date the crannog to the Neolithic period, which spanned from 7000 to 1700 B.C., according to the Smithsonian Institution.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
The team hopes to use sonar to identify more hidden crannogs in the Outer Hebrides.
—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
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The flint tool could help date the crannog to the Neolithic period, which spanned from 7000 to 1700 B.C., according to the Smithsonian Institution.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
The team hopes to use sonar to identify more hidden crannogs in the Outer Hebrides.
—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
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“Crannog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crannog. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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