Canny Coppicing
Canny Coppicing A branch slowly sprouts, growing strong and flexible, the first of many more to come… A major component of the Iron Age Roundhouse being built at Dalerb is
Building Blocks
Building Blocks Leaves start to stretch, reaching out to the sun, the little tree starts to grow… As we begin to grow into our new home at Dalerb we have
Water, Water Everywhere
Water, Water Everywhere The roots delve deeper, feeling the cool touch of water, drinking eagerly… On the shores of Loch Tay, in the Highlands of Scotland, there never seems to
Firm Foundations
Firm Foundations The seed sprouts roots, moving slowly through the soil anchoring itself in its new home. Before we start building at Dalerb, we first though about what we will
A Place to Grow
A Place to Grow The seed falls from the tree, caught by the wind it drifts across the loch, resting gently on fresh ground. Dalerb. Soon to be the new
‘That’s an awful lot of reed…’
‘That’s an awful lot of reed…’ 28 tonnes (28,000 kg) of reed was recently delivered to our soon to be new home at Dalerb. The reed made its short journey
Building a Crannog
It is with a very heavy heart that the Scottish Crannog Centre Trust has to report the devastating news that the iconic reconstruction of an Iron Age Crannog was destroyed
Drowned Forest in Loch Tay
One of the Centre’s diver-led surveys in Loch Tay carried out for the National Trust for Scotland’s Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project resulted in the discovery of what looked like
Coppicing with Iain Paterson and HES Craft Fellow Cameron Roderick
A few reflections on the first weeks of the Historic Environment Scotland Craft Fellowship with Cameron Roderick and Iain Paterson Hi, My name is Iain Paterson. I am a Coppice
“This place is a well” A visit by UNESCO Chairs Tawona & Allison
UNESCO Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts Chair members, Tawona Sitholé & Alison Phipps, recently visited the Crannog Centre, read about their experience here! “This place
