Crannogs

• A Crannog is an Iron Age wooden roundhouse built on an artificial island in a Loch in Scotland.
• Around 600 have been identified in Scotland. They are the Iron Age equivalent of a Roman Villa.

Description

• The access was either by a wooden causeway or by boat.
• Several families lived on a Crannog.
• It was built on giant wooden piles of alder, about 26-32 feet (8-10m) long, which were sunk into the Loch to create an artificial island, and then roofed with thatch.

The Scottish Crannog Centre

• The centre has reconstructed a Roundhouse on piles with a wooden causeway and logboats on Loch Tay, Kenmore, Perthshire.

Links

• Crannog Centre

The Scottish Crannog Centre on Loch Tay