Crannog
Crannog is an archaeological site in Western Isles, Scotland. Crannog is situated nearby to the pond Lochan Beag an ob Shàile, as well as near the lake Loch Nighe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Creagorry and Benbecula.
Benbecula
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benbecula is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 1300 in 2021. The name is a medieval mispronunciation: "pen" meaning flat land turned into "ben" for mountain, which it doesn't have.
Iochdar
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Iochdar, also spelled Eochar, is a hamlet and community on the west coast of the island of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Iochdar is also in the parish of South Uist. Iochdar is situated 2½ miles southwest 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
57.41626° or 57° 24′ 59″ northLongitude
-7.31316° or 7° 18′ 47″ westOpen location code
9C9JCM8P+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1389306792OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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