Cherry Island (Loch Ness)
| Cherry Island (Loch Ness) | ||
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| Waters | Loch Ness | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 9 ′ 18 ″ N , 4 ° 40 ′ 9 ″ W | |
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| length | 50 m | |
| width | 50 m | |
Cherry Island ( Scottish Gaelic : Eilean Muireach ) is an artificial island (a so-called Crannóg ) from the Bronze Age in Loch Ness . It is located about 140 m from the shore at the south-western end of the lake not far from the village of Fort Augustus .
Today only a small part of its original circumference (around 50 m) is visible from Cherry Island. Much of the island was flooded when the water level in Loch Ness was raised for the construction of the Caledonian Canal in the early 19th century . In the 15th century the island served as the site for a castle, of which no ruins can even be seen today.
Right next to Cherry Island there was a second Crannóg, Dog Island , before the water level rose . This artificial island was completely flooded when the Caledonian Canal was built.
literature
- O. Blundell: Notice of the examination, by means of a diving-dress, of the artificial island, or crannog, of Eilean Muireach, in the south end of Loch Ness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, BD. 43, 1908-9. p 159–! 64
- M. Coventry: Castles of the Clans: the strongholds and seats of 750 Scottish families and clans. Musselburgh 2008.
Web links
- Information board
- Entry on Cherry Island in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
