The foundations lying at the bottom of a lake on an artificial island in Scotland are more than 5,000 years old

This article has been edited and republished from May 25, 2026. There is a small artificial island called a crannog in Loch Borgastair on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. This island, built from stacks of wood, stones and branches, has been known for a long time and can be traced back to the Neolithic period.