Crannóg in Lough-Na-Crannagh
The Crannóg in Lough-Na-Crannagh near Ballycastle in County Antrim in Northern Ireland is one of the rare Crannógs that lie on natural islands and are surrounded by walls that are still about 0.9–1.2 m high. Another example of this type is Doon Fort in Lough Doon in County Donegal .
The Lough-na-Crannagh ( Irish Loch na Crannóige , "Lake des Crannógs") is a small lake in a hollow at Fair Head on the north coast of Antrim. It contains the only walled crannóg in Northern Ireland. Its shape is oval with a diameter of 25 to 30 m. Its remarkably good condition may be the result of its remote location, but it is more likely that it was used very late in life and was reconstructed several times. On the north side, two rows of boulders form a small harbor below the waterline. The excavation carried out by McHenry in 1886 revealed only flint and animal bones.
Several hundred (estimated 3000) Crannógs are known from Ireland , the Hebrides , Orkney , the Shetland Islands and the Scottish mainland. One specimen, the Llan-Gors Crannóg , was found in Wales in Llangorse Lake in 1868 . Although some originated in the Bronze Age , most seem to date from the early Middle Ages and some of them were used beyond that.
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literature
- EP Kelly: Observations on Irish lake-dwellings. In: C. Karkov and R. Farrell (eds.): Studies in insuLar art and archeology. 1991 pp. 81-98. American Early Medieval Studies 1. Cornell
- A. O'Sullivan: Crannogs, Lake-dwellings of early Ireland. Country House, Dublin 2000, ISBN 1-86059-091-8
Coordinates: 55 ° 13 ′ 2.2 " N , 6 ° 8 ′ 51.5" W.