Crannog
Crannog is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Crannog is situated nearby to the hamlet Dalmore, as well as near the lake Loch Dubh a‘ Chleite.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dun Carloway and Loch Bhorgastail crannog.
Dun Carloway
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Dun Carloway is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It is a remarkably well preserved broch – on the east side parts of the old wall still reach to 9 metres tall. Dun Carloway is situated 2½ miles southwest of Crannog.
Loch Bhorgastail crannog
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch Bhorgastail crannog is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles south of Crannog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalmore and Carloway.
Dalmore
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dail Mòr is a hamlet situated in the Northside of Carloway, a major settlement on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. The hamlet has a beach and a cemetery.
Carloway
Village
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carloway is a crofting township and a district on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The district has a population of around 500. Carloway township is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the A858.
Garenin
Hamlet
Photo: HelgeRieder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garenin is a crofting township on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Garenin is in the Carloway municipality and has a population of about 80 people.
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
58.29444° or 58° 17′ 40″ northLongitude
-6.75152° or 6° 45′ 6″ westOpen location code
9CCM76VX+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1389189798OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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