Student Blogs – Jess: First Impressions & The Pottery Project

My name is Jess, and I’m a volunteer at the Scottish Crannog Centre! I first heard about this museum in 2019, not long after I left University, but due to the unseen circumstances surrounding 2020 I was not able to travel until March of this year. Since I studied archaeology at Leiden, in the Netherlands, […]

Beltane Bannock Recipe

Last weekend we celebrated the Beltane Festival of Fire and Fertility at the Crannog Centre, and as a special treat, Rachel spent the four days making Beltane Bannocks, butter and fresh cheeses! The Beltane Bannock has a long history in Scotland. At the Beltane celebrations, everyone would take a Bannock, the bannoch Bealltainn, and a bit […]