Crannog
Crannog is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Crannog is situated nearby to the lake Loch na Lurga, as well as near the manor estate Ormacleit Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ormacleit Castle and Dun Vulan.
Ormacleit Castle
Manor estate
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ormacleit Castle is a ruined mansion house of the early 18th century. It is located on South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. It was built in the early years of the 18th century by Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald, and occupied from 1707. Ormacleit Castle is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Crannog.
Dun Vulan
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dun Vulan Broch is an Iron Age broch in South Uist, Scotland. Dun Vulan is situated 2 miles southwest of Crannog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bornish and Stoneybridge.
Bornish
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bornish is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale.
Stoneybridge
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneybridge is a village on the island of South Uist in Scotland. The Crois Chnoca Breaca standing stone is situated to the west of the village. Stoneybridge is within the parish of South Uist and the chapel was also situated west of the settlement at Ardmichael, having been in existence prior to 1854.
South Uist
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 1897. It extends 25 miles north-south and 5 miles east-west, and has long been linked by road north to Benbecula and North Uist, and since 2002 it has been linked south to Eriskay.
Crannog
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.25473° or 57° 15′ 17″ northLongitude
-7.40014° or 7° 24′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C9J7H3X+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1389188939OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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