crannog
noun
cran·nog
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Definition of crannog
: an artificial fortified island constructed in a lake or marsh originally in prehistoric Ireland and Scotland
Examples of crannog in a Sentence
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Researchers had an inkling that some crannogs had Stone Age beginning in the 1980s, when excavations at a crannog at Scotland’s North Uist island revealed Neolithic artifacts. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Scotland’s Tiny Artificial Islands Date to the Stone Age," 14 June 2019 Neolithic Britons loved building things with big rocks, but the crannogs are unlike settlements or other monuments. — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, "Artificial islands older than Stonehenge stump scientists," 12 June 2019 The team hopes to use sonar to identify more hidden crannogs in the Outer Hebrides. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Scotland’s Tiny Artificial Islands Date to the Stone Age," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crannog.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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