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Ancient Celtic dwelling
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crannog
Word definitions for crannog in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A crannog (; ; ) 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 that were built on the shores and were inundated ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crannog \Cran"nog\ (kr?n"n?g), Crannoge \Cran"noge\ (kr?n"n?j), n. [From Celtic; cf. 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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. An artificial island, used in prehistoric and medieval times in Scotland and Ireland for dwelling. n. An artificial island, used in prehistoric and medieval times in Scotland and Ireland for dwelling.
Usage examples of crannog.
Across the water on the lake shore, the town proper sprawled in the shallows - houses and shops built on pilings and crannogs in a welter of roofs and little boats.
While she paddled across, she concentrated on the town looming out of the mists on its crannogs and pilings, and she took care to land her little boat far away from the weavers compound as well.
At the edge of the lake on crannogs and shore stood the tangled houses of the city proper, while around them ran a huge circle of stone walls, where the town militia guarded shut gates.
Farms, mills, smokehouses, stovehouses, broken watch towers and fortifications, and crannogs extending out over the lake on stilts, all lay within a short distance of the road.