Rise and Shine thoughts from Nerea Bello
Nereo Bello Rachel, from the Scottish Crannog Center, knew that my workshop needed to be by the water and the fire, beside a tiny path worn into the earth by footsteps leading to the edge of Loch Tay. The Rise and Shine Festival, a collaborative creation of the Scottish Crannog Center and UNESCO’s Refugee Integration […]
Am Beannachadh Dailearb: A Blessing on Dalerb – Meadow of the Roe Deer
By Munro Gauld Spirits of all who have gone before, You who were here when the world was created from fire and rocks. When the ice melted, you felt the first green shoots of growth. You who first trod this land And made your home by these shores ……. You, and everyone who has […]
Stories from the Crannog: Georgia’s Digital Project
Georgia is one of our digital and creative media apprentices through UHI Perth and has been working with us throughout her time there. She has been dedicated and hard-working, and so immensely talented! Georgia began her project with a mood board to really focus and rfine her vision for her project. She focused on creating […]
Stories from the Crannog: Maria Elena Bertoli and the Beauty of Ancient Textiles
In the world of archaeology, every thread tells a story, and Maria Elena Bertoli, a PhD student at the University of Glasgow, wants to understand more. Under the mentorship of textile expert Susanna Harris, Maria Elena’s focus lies at the intersection of archaeology and textiles, delving into the intricate world of looms, weaving, and the […]
Stories from the Crannog – Caroline’s Last Day (for now!)
Many years ago, Caroline stepped through the doors of the Scottish Crannog Centre for an Iron Age cooking demonstration. After this visit, she came back again for Celts are Coming. And then, the next year. And this continued for a few years, until she eventually moved permanently to Scotland. Serendipitously, we were moving site, and […]
Stories from the Crannog – Finishing the Roundhouse Thatch: Ehsan’s Last Day
Ehsan is originally from Iran, and has a background in cabinet making, fencing, decking, and decorating. When he came to us, thatching was entirely new to him. (You wouldn’t believe it from how good it looks!) Working at the Scottish Crannog Centre has been far more than just a job for him, he has learned […]
Stories from the Crannog: Getting ready for Opening
Chris Bowers Mr. Michael Benson, Museum Director of the Scottish Crannog Centre at Loch Tay, has asked me to write some word regards my short period of voluntary work on the construction of the New Site situated on the North Shore of the waters. I should start by pointing out that Mr. Benson and […]
Stories from the Crannog: Claire and Iron Age Textiles
Lara McLeod Working somewhere like the Scottish Crannog Centre means that there are stories everywhere, you just have to know where to look. I spoke to Claire, our resident textiles extraordinaire, blacksmithing trainee, and cooking queen. She had made these tiny little Iron Age-style clothes, and I wanted to know more, and all I […]
Crannog Means Shelter
Poem by Tawona Sitholé, Artist in Residence and Alison Phipps, the Arts and Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies both from UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts failte hekani marhaba welcome the invitation of mystics failte hekani marhaba welcome passwords to pathways laid before us ancestors are not done we […]
A Story Growing from Traces
Hyab Yohannes and Pinar Aksu We first visited the Scottish Crannog Centre (the Centre hereafter) two years ago, and since then, our connection to it has never diminished. It is important to note that both of us have migrant backgrounds. However, when in the Centre, our origins or backgrounds become irrelevant. We are simply humans […]