This was a burial elsewhere that had been removed and for some reason brought to this site and re-buried on the crannog.

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The crannog was originally thought to be 700 years old, but fragments of pottery found at the site date from as far back as the ninth century.

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Arrow heads, pottery and ancient human remains have been found at the crannog - a kind of artificial island - that could date back more than 1, 000 years.

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"The Cherrymount link crannog was thought initially to date back to the 14th century but now evidence suggests it went back to early medieval times, " said archaeologist Declan Hurl.

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