noun
- artificial islands built in lakes or marshes, typically used as defensive settlements in ancient Scotland and Ireland
Usage: archaeological; historical
Examples
- Archaeologists discovered several crannogs in the Scottish loch.
- The ancient crannogs were connected to shore by narrow causeways.
- Iron Age communities built crannogs for protection from enemies.
- Many crannogs contained the remains of wooden houses and tools.
- The museum displayed artifacts recovered from nearby crannogs.
- Researchers used underwater excavation techniques to study the crannogs.