Crannogs
Crannogs

Author: Aidan O'Sullivan

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13:

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The crannog or lake dwelling is a classic settlement form of the early Irish landscape. This work is an illustrated guide which explains the origins of these dwellings, how they were built, how people lived in them and their role as centres of wealth and royalty in early medieval Ireland. Colour and black & white illustrations throughout paint a broader picture of these special dwellings.

A Crannog of the First Millennium, AD
A Crannog of the First Millennium, AD

Author: Anne Crone

Publisher: Society Antiquaries Scotland

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 0903903369

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The early medieval crannog in Loch Glashan was excavated in 1960 by Jack Scott, in advance of dam construction. The crannog produced a rich organic assemblage of wood and leather objects, as well as exotic items such as continental imported pottery and a brooch studded with amber. This title examines all the evidence from the crannog.

The Crannogs of Scotland
The Crannogs of Scotland

Author: Nicholas Dixon

Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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The public perception of underwater archaeology is usually related to shipwrecks, and yet there are thousands of submerged settlement sites from all periods. Most of these lie in shallow waters and are therefore readily available to the underwater archaeologist. This book explains the methods of working under water and the exciting discoveries from a number of sites in Scotland. The focus is the excavation of the Early Iron Age crannog in the Highlands of Scotland.

Crannogs
Crannogs

Author: Christina Fredengren

Publisher: Wordwell Limited

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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The term crannog' is an ambiguous one, but essentially crannogs are small man-made islands found across Ireland, with examples also in Scotland and one identified in Wales. These islands have been attributed with many different functions from defensive enclaves, to high status residences, to links with fishing and central production areas. Based on field survey, excavations, literary study and interviews, Fredengren presents a detailed study of the people who created, lived on and exploited crannogs from the Mesolithic to the present day. Focusing especially on the region of Lough Gara in northwest Ireland, she explores the ideas behind crannog-building, how the islands were perceived, used and re-used and includes a tight classification and dating scheme for crannogs in this area. Details on the sites surveyed and excavation are provided on a CD.

Scottish Marine Crannogs
Scottish Marine Crannogs

Author: Alex G. C. Hale

Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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Crannogs located in maritime environments have not been well-studied, principally because of their proximity to the shoreline and their relative scarcity. This study combines literary research with fieldwork to investigate the main features, functions and date of these sites including excavation and palaeoenvironmental sampling.

Land of the Ilich
Land of the Ilich

Author: Steven Mithen

Publisher: Birlinn Ltd

Published: 2021-11-04

Total Pages: 598

ISBN-13: 1788853091

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As an archaeologist, Steven Mithen has worked on the Hebridean island of Islay over a period of many years. In this book he introduces the sites and monuments and tells the story of the island's people from the earliest stone age hunter-gatherers to those who lived in townships and in the grandeur of Islay House. He visits the tombs of Neolithic farmers, forts of Iron Age chiefs and castles of medieval warlords, discovers where Bronze Age gold was found, treacherous plots were made against the Scottish crown, and explores the island of today, which was forged more recently by those who mined for lead, grew flax, fished for herring and distilled whisky – the industry for which the island is best known today. Although an island history, this is far from an insular story: Islay has always been at a cultural crossroads, receiving a constant influx of new people and new ideas, making it a microcosm for the story of Scotland, Britain and beyond.

The Lake Dwellings of Ireland
The Lake Dwellings of Ireland

Author: W. G. Wood-Martin

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-06-03

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13:

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The objective Colonel William Gregory Wood-Martin held in view while presenting this work was to document the extraordinary discoveries made in a department of Archaeology previously almost unnoticed in Ireland, except in the Proceedings, Catalogues, and Journals of various learned communities. It contains accounts from the source, construction, and culture of the ancient Lacustrine habitations of Ireland, as illustrated by their remains and the antiquities found in or around them to the description and geographical distribution of all known Lacustrine locations in Ireland. Though Wood-Martin became a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 1883, and both published with and presented to that respective body, his association with the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland dominated his antiquarian career.