Crannog
Crannog is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Crannog is situated nearby to Loch Buidhe, as well as near Loch an Starsaich.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cill Chriosd and Loch Cill Chriosd.
Cill Chriosd
Cemetery
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cill Chriosd or Kilchrist is a ruined former parish church of Strath, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It was constructed around the 16th century, replacing an earlier medieval church on the same location, and was used until 1840 when the parish church was relocated to Broadford. Cill Chriosd is situated 2 miles northwest of Crannog.
Loch Cill Chriosd
Lake
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Cill Chriosd is a lake, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Crannog.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heaste and Boreraig.
Heaste
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heasta, Heast, or the anglicised form Heaste, pron. /heɪst/, is a small settlement on the island of Skye, Scotland. It is located on the west coast of the island five miles south of Broadford extending down to the north shore of Loch Eiseort, facing out to the Atlantic to the south west and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Boreraig
Locality
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boreraig is a deserted township in Strath Swordale on the north shore of Loch Eishort in the parish of Strath, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Boreraig is situated 2 miles southwest of Crannog.
Harrapool
Hamlet
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harrapool is a village on the on the southeast coast of the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It lies on the right-hand side of Broadford Bay, with the town of the bay to the east along the A87 road. Harrapool is situated 3 miles north of Crannog.
Crannog
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.19799° or 57° 11′ 53″ northLongitude
-5.90941° or 5° 54′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C9P53XR+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 1389306113OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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