A load of hot air! – Bellows and Crannog Iron
The challenge is to smelt iron – it is the Iron Age we’re interpreting at the Scottish Crannog Centre after all, and iron was their new state of the art material! We had already prepared our furnace, a big ceramic cylinder into which we put charcoal and bog ore – yes, it does come […]
Breadalbane Academy Take Over the Crannog Cafe!
Breadalbane Academy paid the Scottish Crannog Centre a visit and took over the outdoor cafe. Community Archaeologist Rachel has written about her experience with the students. On Tuesday 18th we were taken over, not by Picts or Gauls, but by 14 local school students! They arrived laden with rich and spicy cheese scones, crispy oatcakes […]
My Life as a Museum Novice – A Trip to Holyrood
Our Skills for Success Trainee Ellen was invited to attend the Scottish Parliament in May along with her Museums Galleries Scotland colleagues. On the 14th of May Museums Galleries Scotland hosted an event at Holyrood to showcase some of the work being done by museums around the country. Being one of the trainees on […]
“International Museums Day” Event
To celebrate International Museums Day, the Crannog Centre was host to a range of local guests for an evening of entertainment! Performers Rona Wilkie and Sally Simpson gave us their thoughts… On the evening of May 18th, the Scottish Crannog Centre hosted an event for local businesses and heritage organisations to celebrate International Museums […]
The last snow of spring – A love story!
Following the success of last year’s handfasting ceremonies, we decided to do it again this year but over 2 days this time. We didn’t really know what to expect but it turned out to be an amazing day as Graham Liney, our Iron Age Interpreter and Celebrant explains: Easterly winds, fresh snow on the […]
My life as a museum novice – The People You Meet!
Skills for Success Trainee Ellen talks about the different people who visit the Scottish Crannog Centre. One of the most interesting aspects I’ve found working at the Crannog Centre so far is the variety of people who come through the door. I’ve worked in tourism before (it’s probably the main industry in Perthshire), but […]
“Opening The Box” Project Update
Our collections team have been hard at work beginning the redevelopment of our exhibition space thanks to funding from Museums Galleries Scotland. The beginning of this year has been very busy for our “Opening the Box” project; as well as the collection returning to the centre after a respite in Perth museum, our brand […]
Our Dream – The Immersive Museum
Not everything is possible immediately sadly … the Centre has been through a lot of changes in the past 12 months and, as much as we would love to be implementing the following plans, at the moment, they are part of our dream. Dr Marco Gilardi, Dr Mario Soflano, Dr Derek Turner of the University […]
My life as a museum novice – 6 months down, 6 to go!
With 6 months already under her belt, Ellen Pryde, our Skills for Success MGS Learner, contemplates the end of her year-long placement: With only a few months left of my placement at the Scottish Crannog Centre, the dreaded next step of my journey is looming – job hunting. Although I have filled out a […]
February Poem #1
Throughout February we asked our visitors to write us two rhyming lines which would then be added to others and turned into a poem. And, this is the result – words from 3 separate and completely independent contributors! Fire and smoke rise high, on a water close to piles Built of wood and hay, so they say […]