Crannog
Crannog is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Crannog is situated nearby to the peak Beinn na Coille, as well as near the archaeological site Dun site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teampull na Trionoid and Seana Bhaile.
Teampull na Trionoid
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teampull na Trionaid is a ruined 13th-century Augustinian nunnery, believed to have been a daughter foundation of Iona Nunnery, at Carinish, on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Teampull na Trionoid is situated 1½ miles southwest of Crannog.
Seana Bhaile
Island
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seana Bhaile is a small inhabited island north of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 55 hectares in extent and the highest point is 11 metres. Seana Bhaile is situated 2½ miles southeast of Crannog.
Pobull Fhinn
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pobull Fhinn is a stone circle on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The name is Gaelic. The first word has been variously spelt as pobull, poball, pobul or as plural pobuill. Pobull Fhinn is situated 2½ miles north of Crannog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carinish and Locheport.
Carinish
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carinish, is a hamlet on North Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is in the south of the island, about two miles from the causeway to Benbecula.
Locheport
Village
Photo: Chris McLean, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Locheport is a village, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Crannog.
Baile Glas
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baile Glas or Ballaglasa is a settlement on Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ballaglasa is within the parish of North Uist. Baile Glas is situated 2 miles south of Crannog.
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
57.52905° or 57° 31′ 45″ northLongitude
-7.28314° or 7° 16′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C9JGPH8+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1389277058OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Beinn na Coille and Dun site.
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