crannog

UK/ˈkɹænəɡ/US/ˈkɹænəɡ/

nounC2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Other forms: crannogs

A crannog is an ancient dwelling built on an island in a lake. Excavate a crannog.

Many were artificial islands built of timber and stone, which took enormous labour. A crannog preserved organic material in the mud, which is why they are so valuable to archaeologists.

Definitions of crannog

1nouncrannogAn ancient dwelling built on an island in a lake.C2
“The crannog held wooden bowls that had survived three thousand years.”

crannog is a dwelling.

Where it comes from

Irish crannog comes from crann, a tree, from the timber used to build them.

mga
crannóc
Irish
crannóg
English, today
crannog

Borrowed from Irish crannóg, from mga crannóc.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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crannog in the wild

A crannog is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually constructed in lochs, lakes, bogs and estuarine waters of Ireland and Scotland.
Crannog
Unlike the prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, which were built on shores and not inundated until later, crannogs were built in the water, thus forming artificial islands.
Crannog
The Scottish Crannog Centre, on the south of Loch Tay Road between Acharn and Kenmore, is an open-air museum with a reconstructed prehistoric lake dwelling or crannog.
Acharn, Perth and Kinross
The lake is famous for its coarse fishing (particularly pike), watersports, the afanc (a monster nicknamed 'Gorsey') and has the only example of a crannog in Wales.
Llangorse Lake
Upon the crannog there are the remains of walls and several buildings.
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