Description

The monument consists of the remains of a crannog, a medieval lake- dwelling with probable prehistoric origins, situated on the NE shore

of White Loch of Ravenstone.

The crannog takes the form of a large mound of stones, some 25m

across. A number of rectangular stone building ruins occupy the top

of the mound. The walls of these buildings are about 0.8m thick, and they appear to be laid out in the form of two parallel E-W ranges. Exploratory excavations in 1884 revealed, at a depth of 1.9m below

the wall foundations, a platform made of radial wooden beams, with a thin charcoal layer above it. It is possible that this represents a prehistoric wooden structure subsequently built up in stone. There is

no reason to suppose the ruined buildings on top are other than

Medieval in date. The crannog is heavily overgrown and is surrounded

by very marshy ground.

The area to be scheduled is irregular, bounded by the loch on the SW.

It measures 60m NW-SE by 50m at maximum, to include the crannog and

its foundation levels (which are concealed below ground/water level)

and is marked in red on the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland