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Rough Loch Crannog is an Iron Age to medieval artificial island settlement situated in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The crannog lies 450 metres east-south-east of Rough Loch itself, occupying a landscape underlain by Gala Group wacke bedrock of Telychian age. This substantial grey sandstone geology characterises the Merse and Galloway region and would have provided stone for building materials and tool-making during the monument's lengthy occupation spanning over a thousand years.
Crannogs were deliberate constructions, typically featuring timber frameworks and structures built on shallow lochs or wetland settings. The Rough Loch example represents a significant class of domestic settlement that provided defensive advantages and access to aquatic resources. The transition from Iron Age through to medieval use indicates continuous settlement patterns in this part of south-west Scotland, suggesting sustained occupation across successive periods of cultural and political change.
The crannog is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland inventory and protected as a scheduled monument under reference SM4064. As an archaeological site preserving evidence of Iron Age and early medieval settlement practices, it contributes to understanding the domestic economy, construction techniques and settlement preferences of communities in historic Galloway.
Rough Loch,crannog 450m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4064. View the official record →
Rough Loch Crannog is an Iron Age to medieval artificial island settlement situated in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4064.
Rough Loch,crannog 450m ESE of dates from the iron age–medieval period, and is classified as a crannog. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Rough Loch,crannog 450m ESE 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 SM4064.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Elrig,fort 230m W of (1.2 km), Elrig Farm, cairn 340m SW of (1.3 km), Two forts S.E. and S.S.E. of Chippermore (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Rough Loch,crannog 450m ESE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Rough Loch,crannog 450m ESE of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.