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Loch Kinellan Crannog is an Iron Age to Medieval artificial island settlement located in Ross-shire, Scotland. The site consists of the submerged or partially submerged structural remains of a crannog, a type of dwelling platform constructed within or beside a freshwater loch, characteristic of settlement patterns across Scotland during the Iron Age and continuing through the Medieval period. Crannogs of this era typically served defensive and domestic purposes, with evidence suggesting occupation spanning multiple centuries. The archaeological significance of Loch Kinellan Crannog lies in its potential to yield material culture and structural evidence illuminating settlement strategies and continuity of occupation in the Scottish Highlands across the Iron Age to Medieval transition.
Loch Kinellan,crannog is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3987. View the official record →
Loch Kinellan Crannog is an Iron Age to Medieval artificial island settlement located in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3987.
Loch Kinellan,crannog dates from the iron age–medieval period, and is classified as a crannog. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loch Kinellan,crannog 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 SM3987.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clach an Tiompain, symbol stone (1.6 km), Clachan Corrach, chambered cairn 375m E of Beallach Farm (2 km), Preas Mairi,chambered cairn (2 km).
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