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Best pictures as Scottish Crannog Centre reopens to public

The Scottish Crannog Centre on Loch Tay has welcomed the first visitors to its new site following a catastrophic blaze in 2021

By Morag Lindsay
Little boys being shown how to make baskets by woman in iron age clothing at Scottish Crannog Centre
Diana Horsefall demonstrating basket making at the Scottish Crannog Centre reopening. Image: Marieke McBean

Hundreds of visitors stepped back in time as the Scottish Crannog Centre celebrated its bright new future.

The Highland Perthshire attraction reopened to the public, less than three years after it was destroyed in a devastating fire in 2021.

It has been completely rebuilt on a new site at Dalerb on the other side of Loch Tay.

Scottish Crannog Centre director Mike Benson said it had been a “total joy” to see the new site filled with visitors.

“It’s been absolutely lovely to have all these people on the site at last,” he said.

“There were about 500 people at our grand opening with John Swinney on Sunday too.

“We’re back doing what we do best and it has just been a total joy to see all these people with smiling faces.”

Small crowd of children and adults watches woman make baskets inside timber structure
The basket making demonstrations proved popular. Image: Marieke McBean
Small boy making jewellery with wire and tweezers
Visitors tried their hand at creating wire jewellery. Image: Marieke McBean
Young man with red hair and beard and yellow cloak demonstrating drop spinning to group of observers
Altair Seel demonstrating drop spinning. Image: Marieke McBean
Woman reading from book with puppet seated on timber puppet stage behind her
Erin Turner narrates the puppet show. Image: Marieke McBean
Four young people watching puppet show with smiles on their faces
The puppet show audience were enthralled. Image: Marieke McBean
Smiling woman attempting dropspinning at Scottish Crannog centre
Drop spinning isn’t as easy as it looks. Image: Marieke McBean
Family of four seated round wooden table at Scottish Crannog Centre
A family enjoying the new on-site cafe. Image: Marieke McBean
Two women in Iron Age gear making baskets inside wooden structure at Scottish Crannog Centre
Basket makers Diana Horsefall and Claire Mullin. Image: Marieke McBean
People laughing in audience for puppet show at Scottish Crannog Centre
Delight on the faces of visitors. Image: Marieke McBean
Man and woman at Iron Age forge inside stone building with timber roof
Blacksmith Tom Beynon and apprentice Katie Morrison. Image: Marieke McBean
Visitors watch woman holding pieces of textile, with coloured yarns of wool blowing from timber framed building at Scottish crannog Centre
Visitors learning about textiles and spinning. Image: Marieke McBean
Young boy with wooden mallet building a structure from woven branches of wool, watched by other visitors
Rich Hiden teaching a young visitor the art of hurdle making. Image: Marieke McBean
Small boy being shown how to make wire jewellery by crannog centre staff member
Visitors creating wire jewellery. Image: Marieke McBean
Small boys making wooden structures with Scottish Crannog Centre buildings all around
Hurdle making for beginners. Image: Marieke McBen
Woman, deep in concentration, making basket inside timber building
A visitor trying out basket making. Image: Marieke McBean
Woman in Iron Age gear bent over an anvil
Making an iron nail the old fashioned way. Image: Marieke McBean
Man and woman in Iron Age gear demonstrating drop spinning to group of young people and adults
Visitors learning about textiles and spinning. Image: Marieke McBean
Two women making wire jewellery at Scottish Crannog Centre
The wire jewellery workshop was popular. Image: Marieke McBean

 

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