The Scottish Crannog Centre

After our old site was destroyed by a fire, we have rebuilt across the Loch and are better than ever! We have 7 brand-new Iron Age buildings to explore, and a new museum with a fully functioning cafe! Each building will provide a hands-on experience, from cooking to blacksmithing, woodworking to textiles, and Iron Age fun and games in between! Immerse yourself in Scottish history, and connect with your ancestors while having fun with our knowledgeable and passionate staff.

There will be something for everyone here at the Scottish Crannog Centre! Get your hands dirty with clay or charcoal, making pottery or tiny clay people. Try your hand at grinding flour Iron Age-style, carve some wood on our lathe or make some woolly bracelets from wool we've dyed onsite with natural ingredients. You can try making leather bracelets, drop spinning yarn and listen to stories or songs by the fire.

Museums can sometimes be boring for little ones, but at the Scottish Crannog Centre we aim to make the experience engaging for all ages! Dress up in the back of the museum in Iron Age garments, explore our huge site and chat to all our Iron Age interpreters - they know their stuff and want to make your day special! We will tailor our museum tours to be engaging for kids, with parts of the collection they can feel and touch. We also have puppet shows, stories, and songs ongoing throughout the day, so there will always be something to see and do.