Loch Kindar, Crannog
Crannog (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Loch Kindar, Crannog
Classification Crannog (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Loch Kinder
Canmore ID 65483
Site Number NX96SE 2
NGR NX 9689 6423
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65483
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish New Abbey
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX96SE 2 9689 6423
EXTERNAL REFERENCES
(NX 9689 6423) The western most island in Loch Kindar is formed of a pile of stones, which rises 6 or 7 feet above the surface of the water, standing on a frame of large oaks which was said, in 1792, to be visible when the weather is clear and calm. Trees now grow on the island.
OSA 1792 (W Wright); NSA 1845 (J Hamilton)
This island is roughly circular, measuring c 16.0 m diameter. Skin divers employed by Dumfries Museum confirmed the existence of the wooden frame described above, leaving no doubt that this is a crannog.
Visited by OS (JTT) 13 August 1965