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crannog

[ kran-uhg ]

noun

  1. (in ancient Ireland and Scotland) a lake dwelling, usually built on an artificial island.
  2. a small, artificial, fortified island constructed in bogs in ancient Scotland and Ireland.


crannog

/ 藞kr忙n蓹伞; 藞kr忙n蓹d蕭 /

noun

  1. an ancient Celtic lake or bog dwelling dating from the late Bronze Age to the 16th century ad , often fortified and used as a refuge
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of crannog1

1850鈥55; < Irish 肠谤补苍苍贸驳 wooden frame or vessel, pole, crannog, equivalent to crann beam, tree + -贸驳 noun suffix
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of crannog1

C19: from Irish Gaelic 肠谤补苍苍贸驳, from Old Irish crann tree
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Ms Wilson, from Ullapool, is working on the new Scottish Crannog Centre along with dozens of volunteers, after a fire destroyed the popular attraction on the banks of Loch Tay two years ago.

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Mike Benson, the director of the Scottish Crannog Centre, is proud of the way the busy construction site is progressing.

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"I've always had an interest in history and archaeology and then I came up to learn more about the Crannog, the things that they do, the outreach they have, it was exactly the kind of museum that I would love to go to," he says.

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"We are showcasing all the different skills and materials that the Crannog people would have used," he says.

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It means the new Crannog Centre can build a replica village of seven buildings, a new Crannog and a new museum, at a cost of 拢12.5m.

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