Underwater excavation to begin at Loch Achilty’s medieval crannog
Archaeologists are set to begin an underwater excavation of a rare medieval crannog in Loch Achilty later this year. The ...
Loch's island could be a rare medieval settlement
Archaeologists are to excavate what they believe to be a rare example of a medieval crannog settlement in the Highlands.
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Loch Achilty in Easter Ross set to host underwater excavation to unveil mysteries of medieval crannog
An underwater excavation at an Easter Ross loch aims to fill gaps in a “critically important part of Scotland’s settlement ...
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Underwater archaeologists to probe secrets of Loch Achtily crannog
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 ...
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Crannogs
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 ...
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The Kingdom of the Gaels
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 ...
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Loch's island could be a rare medieval settlement
North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NOSAS) and Nautical Archaeology Society are to examine the potential medieval crannog in Loch Achilty, near Contin, about 20 miles (32km) north-west of ...