No one has built a crannog like this for probably 2,000 years!

Hand-driving the massive piles into the lochbed, and wielding heavy crosspieces to brace the foundation framework that supported the house, demonstrated how strong and skillful the crannog builders must have been. How did they gain their understanding of crannog construction in the first place? At least the modern builders had the evidence from archaeological excavations to go by.

For further information on building crannogs click here to see our report on the Crannog Reconstruction Project. (PDF Format)