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Scottish Crannogs, Loch Tay

by Ken and Amanda   
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Leaflet

Leaflet
This leaflet basically tells you about ancient Crannoch and gives you a taste...

Model

Model
In the museum they had built this small model showing what a crannog looked like

Crannog

Crannog
Our first glimpse of a Crannog rebuilt just as it was all those years ago!

Surroundings

Surroundings
What a beautiful place this is, as you can see, not just a place to...

Crannog

Crannog
This gives you an idea of the building and how it is connected to the shore.

Crannog

Crannog
We liked this shot with the church in the background

Crannog

Crannog
Here is the approach which shows how the floor was built and how uneven but...

Inside

Inside
The next few shots demonstrate how the crannog was built. It was done...



















Grinding

Grinding
When you come out after seeing the inside of the crannog there are...

Demonstration

Demonstration
At the end of the tour you too can try your hand at all the activities, its...







Wood Turning

Wood Turning
These lathes were again built with the techniques they would have had...




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article published 10/20/2006
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Thanks for this good explanation, I had not heard of these before, with my Scottish ancestry, it's extra interesting!!
— Eleanor Robb, June 9, 2007
Hi i was delighted to see your photographs of a cranog, because where i used to live an excavation team found the remains of one with most of its inhabitance quit near. i have always wanted to see inside one but never had the chance to. Samantha Asquith.
— Samantha Asquith, October 20, 2006
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