EHG6356 - Underwater survey - Loch Morie 'crannog'

Loch Morie Crannog was visited in 2023 as part of the wider NOSAS Crannogs Project. The project commenced with a desktop survey, examining satellite imagery, aerial photographs, mapping and lidar, to identify previously unrecorded crannogs. Following on from that, existing crannog records were studied to identify suitable sites for further survey. Sites had to be accessible for diving equipment. It was decided to concentrate on sites where there was no record of diving having taken place, no excavation had taken place in modern times and there was no scientific dating evidence. It was clear that the vast majority of sites had never been studied since they were first recorded in antiquarian times. The Loch Morie Crannog was chosen for further study because it met all the above criteria. During the site visit the NOSAS team could see no evidence of artificial construction either above or below water. The similarity of the geology evident around the shore, on the loch bed and on the island led to the conclusion that it is not a crannog. <1>