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Eilean Loch Airceig is a crannog and chapel site located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, which spans occupation from the Iron Age through the Medieval period. The site comprises an artificial island or crannog in Loch Airceig, traditionally constructed as a defended or domestic settlement, alongside a chapel structure of later medieval date. The crannog represents a significant example of this distinctive Scottish settlement type, which persisted across multiple periods as a practical response to the locational advantages offered by water-based positions. The site's extended chronology from Iron Age to Medieval times indicates sustained or renewed occupation across more than a thousand years, reflecting the enduring strategic and domestic appeal of the location.
Eilean Loch Airceig,crannog and chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6154. View the official record →
Eilean Loch Airceig is a crannog and chapel site located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, which spans occupation from the Iron Age through the Medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6154.
Eilean Loch Airceig,crannog and chapel dates from the iron age–medieval period, and is classified as a crannog and chapel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Eilean Loch Airceig,crannog and chapel is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM6154.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caledonian Canal, Gairlochy Locks, lighthouse and signal lamp (4.8 km), Caledonian Canal,Moy Bridge to Gairlochy (5.5 km), Caledonian Canal,Moy Swing Bridge (6.2 km).
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