crannog

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For the present I omit some speculative passages as to the original purpose of the structure The so-called Dumbuck 'crannog,' that being the most convenient name under which to describe the submarine wooden structures lately discovered by Mr. W. A. Donnelly in the estuary of the Clyde, lies about a mile to the east of the rock of Dumbarton, and about 250 yards within high-water mark.

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  1. noun An ancient Irish dwelling or fort built on an artificial island in a lake or marsh.

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  • As night fell across the crannog, mist rose from the lake in swirling tapers to permeate everything in the hut with a bone-chilling dampness. —  LADY OF CONQUEST - TERESA MEDEIROS
  • She ran behind the hut and around the crannog, her gaze searching the horizon for any sign of a man or a horse. —  LADY OF CONQUEST - TERESA MEDEIROS
  • The crannog was fully awake now, and several villagers ran to those few boats still unconsumed by flames. —  StrangeHorizons,July2002
  • For the present I omit some speculative passages as to the original purpose of the structure The so-called Dumbuck 'crannog,' that being the most convenient name under which to describe the submarine wooden structures lately discovered by Mr. W. A. Donnelly in the estuary of the Clyde, lies about a mile to the east of the rock of Dumbarton, and about 250 yards within high-water mark. —  The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore
  • On the other hand, in the same crannog, a hammerstone broken in two was found, each half in a different place, as were two parts of a figurine at Dumbuck. —  The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore
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  1. Irish Gaelic crannóg, wooden structure, pole, from Middle Irish crannóc, from Old Irish, from crann, tree.

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  1. Irish crannog = Gaelic crannag, a pulpit, crosstrees of a ship, round top of a mast, etc., from Irish and Gaelic crann, a tree, a mast: see crane.
 

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