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Crannog Reconstruction at Kenmore
Today we took young Jack to the Scottish Crannog Centre at Kenmore at the head of Loch Tay. Crannogs were structures built out into the loch for defense and as a sign of high status. On the Scottish lochs and Irish loughs archaeologists have detected the remains of over 1000 crannogs (Loch Tay itself has over 20 of them) mainly through aerial photography, although the ones that have been excavated have provided a treasure trove of archaeological finds and knowledge. On one of my photos I picked up the ghostly image of a Pictish warrior who was the spitting image of our grandson Jack. Other photos show a crannog and a demonstation of making fire that was done by using a wooden fire-drill and moss and wood-shavings.
Crannog Reconstruction at Kenmore
Today we took young Jack to the Scottish Crannog Centre at Kenmore at the head of Loch Tay. Crannogs were structures built out into the loch for defense and as a sign of high status. On the Scottish lochs and Irish loughs archaeologists have detected the remains of over 1000 crannogs (Loch Tay itself has over 20 of them) mainly through aerial photography, although the ones that have been excavated have provided a treasure trove of archaeological finds and knowledge. On one of my photos I picked up the ghostly image of a Pictish warrior who was the spitting image of our grandson Jack. Other photos show a crannog and a demonstation of making fire that was done by using a wooden fire-drill and moss and wood-shavings.