Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Greenknowes

Greenknowes, a former crannoge or artificial, oval mound in the midst of a bog in Culter parish, Lanarkshire, to the NW of Cow Castle. A promiscuous heap of stones, strengthened by a great number of vertical oaken piles, it communicated by a stone causeway with the firm ground at the side of the morass.—Ord. Sur., sh. 24, 1864.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a former crannoge or artificial, oval mound"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Culter ScoP       Lanarkshire ScoCnty

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