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Loch Awe Crannogs

Site/Artefact Loch Awe Crannogs Type Crannog/Island Dwelling Site Number National Grid Reference 1889 East 7048 North 1902 East 7044 North 1889 East 7039 North 1882 East 7039 North Map ( 1:25000) Ordnance Survey Explorer No 358 List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here

Excavation Details
Underwater survey in 1972 revealed worked timbers and a rotary and saddle quern. Some wood was radiocarbon-dated to

370 BC ± 45

Description
Twenty crannogs, or artificial islands, are situated in Loch Awe and these four lie at the southern end. The largest is built on one end of a submerged spine of rock and measures 37m by 27m. This crannog, and another with a stone causeway, are usually above the water level.

This crannog now appears as a pile of rocks colonised by vegetation. It would have originally been a round stilted building, elevated on timber piles with a thatched roof, designed to be accessed by canoe or currach. Nowadays, boats can be hired from Ford Hotel, or in summer one can easily swim out.

Access/Ownership
This site is on private land and permission should be sought.

References

• RCAHMS Argyll vol.6 no.352
• Hardy, McArdle and Miles (1973). A Report on the Survey of Loch Awe for Evidence of Lake Dwellings, Naval Air Command Sub-Aqua Club.
• Kist, 5 (1973), p2-11
• Inventory of Argyll, 2, no.198
• PSAS, 47 (1912-13), 289
• PSAS 95 (1960-1) p61 no. 395
• Campbell & Sandeman, 61 no. 395 and no. 396
• IJNA, 10.4 (1981), 347-9
• Morrison, (1985). Landscape with Lake Dwellings, 64

Check out the following sections of the website for more information:

• Crannóg in Mayo
• Loch Glashan Crannog

Mid-Argyll Sites and Artefacts

1. Kilmory Oib  2. Druim an Dúin  3. Duntroon  4. Dún Ardifur 1  5. Eilean Rígh 1  6. Dún Chonaillach  7. Loch Awe Crannogs  8. Torran Hoard  9. Dún na Nighinne 10. Kilmartin Parish Church 11. Temple Wood Stone Circles 12. Ogham stone, Poltalloch 13. Barnakil Cross 14. Kilbride Chapel 15. Kilbride Crosses 16. Dunadd Fort 17. In Nomine disk 18. Brooch Moulds 19. Dunadd cross-marked quern 20. Loch Glashan Crannog 21. Glebe Cairn

22. Nether Largie North 23. Nether Largie Mid 24. Nether Largie South 25. Ri Cruin 26. Nether Largie 27. Ballymeanoch - Stones 28. Ballymeanoch - Henge 29. Ballymeanoch - Cairn 30. Dunchragaig 31. Baluachraig 32. Carnassarie Castle 33. BallymeanocH - Barrow 34. Dun Mac Samhainn 35. Glenmoine, Upper Largie 36. Creag a' Mhadaidh 37. Carnassarie - Round Cairn 38. Carnasserie - Standing Stones 39. Carnasserie - Cist 40. Carnasserie Cottage 41. Upper Largie - Cist 42. Upper Largie - Rock Carvings

43. Nether Largie 44. Poltalloch - Cist 45. Poltalloch - cists 46. Bruach an Druimein 47. Dunchraigaig - Dun 48. Poltalloch - Round Cairn 49. Rownfield - Cist 50. Ballymeanoch - Cist 51. Poltalloch - Cists 52. Ballymeanoch - Dun 53. Dunadd - Standing Stones 54. Dunadd - Standing Stone 55. Baile Mor - Dun 56. Anaskeog - Rock Carvings 57. Bariole 58. Rhudil - Round Cairn 1 59. Rhudil - Round Cairn 2 60. Kilmartin Castle 61. Slockavullin 62. Rowanfield - Standing Stone 63. Poltalloch - Cremation

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