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The Kitchen is an Iron Age to Medieval crannog located in Loch Lomond, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Crannog sites of this period represent artificial or semi-artificial island dwellings constructed within freshwater lochs, serving as defended settlements and domestic spaces. The Kitchen crannog demonstrates occupation spanning several centuries from the Iron Age through the Medieval period, indicating sustained use of the loch as a settlement location. Such sites are significant for understanding settlement patterns, construction techniques, and domestic life across a substantial timespan of Scottish prehistory and early history.
Loch Lomond, crannog, The Kitchen is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6999. View the official record →
The Kitchen is an Iron Age to Medieval crannog located in Loch Lomond, Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6999.
Loch Lomond, crannog, The Kitchen dates from the iron age–medieval period, and is classified as a crannog, the kitchen. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loch Lomond, crannog, The Kitchen 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 SM6999.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inchcailloch,church & burial ground,Loch Lomond (0.6 km), Gartfairn, enclosure 100m WNW of (1.8 km), Kilmaronock Castle (4.7 km).
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