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Latitude: 56.0691 / 56°4'8"N
Longitude: -4.6368 / 4°38'12"W
OS Eastings: 235954
OS Northings: 689382
OS Grid: NS359893
Mapcode National: GBR 0J.PN91
Mapcode Global: WH2LS.RQ57
Entry Name: Elan-Rossdhu, crannog 250m WSW of Rossdhu House
Scheduled Date: 16 October 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7772
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Secular: crannog (with post-prehistoric use)
Location: Luss
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Lomond North
Traditional County: Dunbartonshire
This monument comprises an artificial island, or crannog, in Loch Lomond. The island is roughly circular with a diameter of 30m (when the Loch Level is at its usual 7.5m above Ordnance Datum). There is a large quantity of tumbled masonry on the island which may be the remains of the predecessor to Rossdhu Castle.
The area to be scheduled includes the island and an area of the loch bed surrounding it which contains submerged remains which may include evidence of the island's construction and use. The area is a circle 60m in diameter centred on the island itself and is marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
This monument is of national importance as a crannog, possibly of Iron Age construction date, with medieval remains visible. It is a well-preserved example of a medieval defensive island site and has great archaeological potential to shed light on the crannog's construction and lengthy period of use.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NS 38 NE 3.
References:
FIRAT (1996) 'Loch Lomond Islands (Arrochar; Luss parishes), survey', Discovery Excav Scot, 15.
Fraser, Sir W. (1869) 'The chiefs of Colquhoun and their country, Vol. 2, 143, Edinburgh.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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