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Eilean Seileachan crannog is an Iron Age to Medieval settlement site located approximately 500 metres west of Loch Awe in Argyllshire, Scotland. The crannog, a prehistoric and early medieval dwelling built on an artificial or natural island in the loch, represents an important settlement strategy in Scottish lochs during this extended period. The site demonstrates the continuity of lacustrine settlement practices across multiple cultural and chronological periods, from the Iron Age through to the Medieval era, reflecting long-term patterns of habitation in the western Highlands. Such crannogs served defensive, economic, and social functions within their communities, and their presence on Loch Awe indicates the region's significance as a settled landscape during antiquity and the early medieval period.
Loch Awe,Eilean Seileachan,crannog 500m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4198. View the official record →
Eilean Seileachan crannog is an Iron Age to Medieval settlement site located approximately 500 metres west of Loch Awe in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4198.
Loch Awe,Eilean Seileachan,crannog 500m W of dates from the iron age–medieval period, and is classified as a eilean seileachan,crannog. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loch Awe,Eilean Seileachan,crannog 500m W of 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 SM4198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inishail,church,cross & burial ground (0.8 km), Inistrynich,crannog 300m ESE of (1.9 km), Loch Awe,Ceann Mara,crannog 150m SW of (2.2 km).
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