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Title: Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Munro, Robert, 1835-1920
Subjects: Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings -- Scotland Prehistoric peoples -- Scotland Scotland -- Antiquities
Publisher: Edinburgh : D. Douglas
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ities in the arrangement of numerous pilesand horizontal beams observed at the north-west corner(see Fig. 40), we determined to remove altogether the broadring now left between the outer trench and the space clearedin the interior. It would be rather tedious to describe the various detailsof this work minutely ; besides, it is not necessary in orderto convey a general idea of the results obtained. It wasa work of many weeks, of great toil and labour, and of muchand varied comment by outsiders. One or two visits to thecrannog seemed to satisfy the curiosity of most people.There were, however, a few gentlemen whose enthusiasm F 82 ANCIENT SCOTTISH LAKE-DWELLINGS. never fagged, amongst whom I have specially to mention Mr.James Blackwood, F.S.A. Scot., who by constant attendanceand counsel rendered valuable aid in the successful accom-plishment of these excavations. It will therefore be moreconvenient to arrange the further observations I have to make j^§jjfegfcggj^jJawh»*layiS-£&;
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Fig. 40.—View of Wood-work at north-west corner. in detailing the progress of the excavations under thefollowing heads :— 1. Log pavement and its surrounding wooden structures. 2. Ash and bone refuse-bed. 1. Log Pavement and its surrounding Wooden Structures.—After clearing the whole space enclosed by the original cir-cular trench down to the level of the log pavement, it wasstill difficult to make out the general plan of its structure,and that of the superstructure erected upon it. In thecentre there was a rectangular space about 39 feet square, EXCAVATION OF A CRAW NOG AT LOCHLEE. 83 having its sides nearly facing the four cardinal points, anda flooring of thick oak beams somewhat like railway sleepers(see Figs. 40, 41, and 42). The fireplaces were nearly in thecentre, but a little nearer its northern side. The woodenpavement was more carefully constructed at the south side

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