Crannog in Loch Kinord:: OS grid NO4499 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

NO4499 : Crannog in Loch Kinord

near to Dinnet, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain

Crannog in Loch Kinord

This is a telephoto view of the crannog, or artificial island, which was built about 2500 years ago and probably housed about 20 people, and perhaps their livestock as well. It is built of hazel wood on oak stilts. Crannogs were easier to defend than a hut on dry land. There is a replica of a crannog near Kenmore on Loch Tay - see Link

This crannog is some 200 metres from the shore of the loch, and assuming that the loch shore has not moved or the water level changed significantly, it is hard to imagine that this crannog could possibly have been connected to the shore.

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2011

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Grid Square: NO4499, 45 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Anne Burgess (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Wednesday, 7 September, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 10 September, 2011
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Lakes, Wetland, Bog
Subject Location: OSGB36: NO 4434 9951 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:4.9928N 2:55.1951W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NO 4426 9969
View Direction: South-southeast (about 157 degrees)