1) Ancient Irish lake dwelling 2) Fort in Ireland 3) Scottish boy name 4) Type of Fortification
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A crannog (ɡ; crannóg ˈkɾˠan̪ˠoːɡ; crannag) is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes, rivers and estuarine waters of Scotland and Ireland. Unlike the prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps which were built on the shores and were inundated only later on, crannogs were built in the water, thus formi...
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• (n.) Alt. of Crannoge
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in Scotland and Ireland, artificially constructed sites for houses or settlements; they were made of timber, sometimes of stone, and were usually ...
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Celtic Scotland timber-built fortified lake village.
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Celtic Scotland timber-built fortified lake village.
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A man-made island, usualy in a lake, with housing on it. Good examples in Britain were the lake villages at Glastonbury and Meare
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Artificial island and
lake dwelling found in Ireland and southwestern Scotland. Some crannogs date from the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods (Middle and New Stone...
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Cran'nog (kr?n'n?g),
Cran'noge (kr?n'n?j) ,
noun [ From Celtic; confer Gael.
crann a tree.] One of the stockaded islands in Scotland and Ireland which in ancient times were numerous in the lakes of both countries. They may be regarded as the very latest class of prehistoric strongholds, reach...
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(in ancient Ireland and Scotland) a lake dwelling, usually built on an artificial island. · a small, artificial, fortified island constructed in bogs in ancient Scotland and Ireland.
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