Basketry Workshops
Read about our public trial for our upcoming basketry workshops! A couple of weeks back experimental archaeologist and interpreter Emma had a brilliant day teaching a public test for the Basketry workshops which will run through the year. Three members of the public, all of them completely new to willow weaving and basketry came […]
Textile Workshops
Jason and Izzie have been running public tests of our new textile workshops. Last week on Thursday, three members of the public came to the Crannog to help do a public test of the one-day textile workshop that will be running throughout the year. It was a beautiful, sunny day here in Perthshire and […]
Winter Maintenance – Bridge Repairs – by apprentice Toby
Apprentice toby talks about his experience helping out on the winter crannog repairs. During the repairs of the bridge of the crannog, there are quite a few steps and most of them are critical. The need for repairs occurs because the older logs start to rot. As seen in the next image the horizontal […]
Winter Maintenance – by apprentice Georgia
Apprentice Georgia writes about her experience while working on winter maintenance. I helped with site maintenance over the winter; this included debarking all the really long upright logs for repairing the bridge and carrying all the smaller ones round next to the bridge for the new walkway. I also helped paddle the large uprights […]
The “Bridge That Connects…” – Highlights of the Year
Look back on the highlights of the “Bridge That Connects Communities 2,500 Years Apart” project from the past year! 2019 has been a year filled with music at the Scottish Crannog Centre; with help from the National Lottery Heritage Fund we have been able to bridge an audible gap between our community and the […]
Writing Workshop with Mandy Haggith
Community Archaeologist and Assessor Rachel writes about joining author Mandy Haggith for a writing workshop. Mandy Haggith is a writer based in Assynt, in the north-west highlands of Scotland. Her work includes poetry, fiction and non-fiction and is mostly concerned with trees, bears and the sea. Mandy Haggith was absolutely brilliant! She engaged us […]
Crannog Workshops
Coming in 2021! As snow blankets the Crannog and the red squirrels snooze, there are quiet preparations in time for when the spring bulbs bloom. Tools have been arriving and materials amassed. Our Crannog folks are busy making and learning from the past. Designs are being burnt into wood. Iron oxide stains the frozen […]
Celtic Yule 2020 – by apprentice Will
Crannog Apprentice Will talks about his role as Lead Guide at our winter event! Our task was to create a full new tour to be used for this event. Some apprentices made music, others made candles or cake. I was given the role of researcher and main tour writer. This was not an easy […]
Celtic Yule 2020 – by apprentice Georgia
Crannog Apprentice Georgia writes about her experience as finance officer our the Celtic Yule event! I am the finance officer for the Yule event. This means I’m in charge of all the money we spend, the prices we set products at and calculating the income. I also have to keep track of the volunteers, […]
Celtic Yule 2020 – by apprentice Izzie
Crannog Apprentice Izzie writes about her experience as Events Coordinator our the Celtic Yule event! For the planning of this year’s Yule Event, I was given the role of Event Coordinator. This involved me leading the event meetings every Thursday running up until the event started. In these meetings, all the apprentices came up […]