<< Our Photo Pages >> Loch Ederline - Crannog in Scotland in Argyll
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Loch EderlineCountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Crannog
Nearest Town: Lochgilphead Nearest Village: Kilmartin
Map Ref: NM867025 Landranger Map Number: 55
Latitude: 56.167279N Longitude: 5.437153W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ronnie_Pickering visited on 24th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Hard to give a score for access. Very easy with a boat, difficult otherwise (you could swim I suppose).
Using the 2m long paddle of the canoe I measured the depth of the water around the crannog to see if there was any sign of a causeway. On the three sides not facing the shore (N,S,W) the stones drop away quickly, going to a depth of 2 meters and sometimes being burried in the silt, within 5m of the edge of the crannog.
On the eastern side, facing the shore of the loch, the depth does not exceed 2 m all the way to the shore. The stones go out much further than on the other sides (15m) from the shore of the crannog before being covered in silt. Maybe there was a stone causeway which has been covered in silt over the years, or it was naturally shallow so they could wade out.
Anne T saw from a distance on 18th Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Loch Ederline Crannog: We saw this from a distance only, as the view was impeded by a line of trees and shrubs. We needed to stop on the side of the road, going downhill from Ford, where there was only a short length of fence between us and the loch. A great tanker needed to get past us, so Andrew had to move the car right into the side of the road; even so, he only just scraped by. I hurriedly took some photographs, steadying the camera on a fence post to try and get a decent shot.
It was hot and humid, so we decided to beat a retreat to Kilmartin to get refreshments. Only 2pm and already 9 sites under our belt!
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.5
In a 2003 field visit, it was observed that 75% of the structure is submerged, "the site measur(ing) 1.5m high from base to tip. A small cairn construction on top of the mound is likely to be of modern origin."
This particular crannog is recorded as Canmore ID 22798.
Note: A visit to one of the Loch Ederline crannogs by canoe! Including some underwater photos...
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