Crannog
Crannog is an archaeological site in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Crannog is situated nearby to the archaeological site Cow Castle, as well as near the peak Langloch Knowe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cow Castle and Boghall Castle.
Cow Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cow Castle is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,400 feet south of Crannog.
Boghall Castle
Castle
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boghall Castle was a 14th-century castle to the south of Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Boghall became ruinous in the 19th century. Boghall Castle is situated 2 miles north of Crannog.
Chapelgill Hill
Peak
Chapelgill Hill is a hill in the Culter Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is frequently climbed from the north-west, taking in the range's, and South Lanarkshire's, highest summit, Culter Fell. Chapelgill Hill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Crannog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coulter and Biggar.
Coulter
Village
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coulter or Culter is a small village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies approximately 3 miles south of Biggar. Some old maps and local modern houses also have the spelling Cootyre - "a safe place for cows." Nearby are two notable Scottish hills, Tinto and Culter Fell.
Biggar
Photo: Fox-Talbot, Public domain.
Biggar is a market town historically in Lanarkshire and now within Clydesdale. It's nowadays a commuter town for both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and in 2020 had a population of 2640. Its attractions are a rare combination: a gasworks museum and a puppet theatre.
Kilbucho
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilbucho is a small settlement in the parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland in Peeblesshire and near Biggar and Broughton. Kilbucho is situated 3 miles east of Crannog.
Crannog
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.58614° or 55° 35′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.52053° or 3° 31′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C7RHFPH+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1388500059OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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