Apprenticeship – Experiments with Textiles
Scottish Crannog Centre apprentice Izzie talks about her experimentation with Iron Age textiles! Since I started my apprenticeship, I have found a real interest in ancient textiles. And we have the textile area at the crannog because we found a small piece of textile on the excavated Oakbank Crannog site. We have been learning […]
Summer Reflections (3) – Welcoming New Faces Into Our Community.
Ellen and Jenny reflect on their new positions as SVQ assessors. Since the beginning of August, we have welcomed five new apprentices into our Crannog Community, who will work towards an SVQ in Customer Service. This new project aims to help us in our ambition to become a fully-fledged assessment centre. This is sector-leading, and […]
Crannog Apprentices – Daisy’s First Impressions
New Customer Service Apprentice Daisy writes about her first few weeks at the Crannog Centre. My first 2 months at the Crannog have been amazing. I have learned so much and met so many nice staff and people. I am currently loving the cooking area and the technology area. It’s been a really positive […]
Summer Reflections (2) – Welcoming New Faces Into Our Community
Graham and Rich reflect on their new positions as SVQ assessors. Since the beginning of August, we have welcomed five new apprentices into our Crannog Community, who will work towards an SVQ in Customer Service. This new project aims to help us in our ambition to become a fully-fledged assessment centre. This is sector-leading, […]
“Apples in Mead” Recipe
From our friends at Pario Gallico! Now that the days are getting shorter and the cold is creeping in, most people turn to food as a source of warmth and comfort, so why not have a go at making some delicious apples cooked in mead like the crannog dwellers of 500BC may have done? […]
Summer Reflections – Welcoming New Faces Into Our Community
The Crannog team reflect on their new positions as SVQ assessors. Since the beginning of August, we have welcomed five new apprentices into our Crannog Community, who will work towards an SVQ in Customer Service. This new project aims to help us in our ambition to become a fully-fledged assessment centre. This is sector-leading, […]
Honey Bread Recipe
Crannog Apprentice Georgia shares a recipe developed by the cooking team at the Crannog Centre! You could say this recipe was a happy accident… my supervisor Rachel asked me to show her how I make my bread dough and my kneading technique. So we spent half an hour making dough and kneading it, then put […]
Crannog Apprentices – Will’s First Week
New Customer Service Apprentice Will Kent writes about his first few weeks at the Crannog Centre. I started the week simply shadowing tours of the crannog and its many different areas. By the end of these two weeks, I have now learnt how to fully guide visitors through two areas: textiles and technology. The […]
Crannog Apprentices – Izzie’s First Week
New Customer Service Apprentice, Izzie, writes about her first few weeks at the Scottish Crannog Centre! “Hi, I’m Izzie, I’m not from here.” That’s all I said when we had to introduce ourselves on the first day. And now, after 2 weeks, I can’t stop talking. I’ve actually really enjoyed my first 2 weeks; […]
Iron Age Scotland: Standing Stones and Time Travel to Ancient Scottish History
Click here to watch! Many thanks to our friend Bruce from Scotland History Tours for creating this small snapshot of the Scottish Crannog Centre! You can watch the video below. Learn more about Scotland History Tours by clicking here.