Crannog
Crannog is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Crannog is situated nearby to the islet Eilean Dubh Dùn Scor, as well as near the lake Loch na Còinnich.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pobull Fhinn and Barpa Langass.
Pobull Fhinn
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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 1½ miles north of Crannog.
Barpa Langass
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barpa Langass or Langass Barp is a Neolithic chambered cairn on the Isle of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It measures around 22 meters in diameter by 5.5 meters in height, and is around 5,000 years old. Barpa Langass is situated 2 miles northwest of Crannog.
Teampull na Trionoid
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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 2½ miles southwest of Crannog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locheport and Carinish.
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. Carinish is situated 2½ miles southwest 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 3 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
57.54139° or 57° 32′ 29″ northLongitude
-7.26808° or 7° 16′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C9JGPRJ+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1389277978OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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