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Loch Poit na h-I, crannog 220m SSE of Achaban House is a submerged or semi-submerged artificial island settlement located in Argyllshire, Scotland. The crannog dates to the Iron Age and Medieval periods, indicating sustained use across more than a millennium of Scottish settlement history. Such structures, built on freshwater lochs by constructing timber-framed platforms upon stone and timber foundations, served as defended domestic sites and fishing settlements. The site's longevity of occupation reflects the enduring strategic and economic value of loch-based settlement in the Scottish Highlands and Islands throughout antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Loch Poit na h-I, crannog 220m SSE of Achaban House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10542. View the official record →
Loch Poit na h-I, crannog 220m SSE of Achaban House is a submerged or semi-submerged artificial island settlement located in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10542.
Loch Poit na h-I, crannog 220m SSE of Achaban House dates from the iron age–medieval period, and is classified as a crannog 220m sse of achaban house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loch Poit na h-I, crannog 220m SSE of Achaban House 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 SM10542.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Achaban House, standing stone (0.2 km), Poit na h-I (Pottie), standing stone 365m NNE of (1.4 km), Tormore Quarry, quarry, spoil heaps, trackways and pier, Fionnphort (1.5 km).
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