Archaeologists are to excavate what they believe to be a rare example of a medieval crannog settlement in the Highlands.

Crannogs are dwellings found on artificial islands over water and were often composed of brush, stone or timber mounds ...

Dr Helen Spencer FSAScot, Head of Research at the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, said: “Crannogs contain some of the best-preserved evidence for life in the past in Scotland and are a ...

The surrounding water was the inhabitants' defence. There are over 600 recognised crannogs in Scotland. Some, such as Eilean Dòmhnuill in Loch Olabhat on North Uist, are believed to date back to ...

Archaeologists are heading underwaterto find traces of life lived on the water 1000 years ago - and more.

The crannogs were spread throughout Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, dating back from 4000 B.C.E. to 16th-century C.E. Some of these artificial islands were older than Stonehenge and were created by ...

The Gaels gave Scotland its name from 'Scoti', a racially ... What archaeologists point to is the continuity in building styles of crannogs and forts found in Argyll and Ireland, suggesting ...

The Gaels gave Scotland its name from 'Scoti', a racially ... What archaeologists point to is the continuity in building styles of crannogs and forts found in Argyll and Ireland, suggesting ...