thebrookster Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 I received my orders for this vacation home, and was told we had to have a holiday. So packed up the tent and truck, and a long weekend is in progress. As I get older, I prefer camping in a touch more comfort, so the Bell tent makes it's appearance On a nice wee campsite on the shores of Loch Tay. Tomorrow is a visit to the Scottish Crannog Centre, been on the wish list for a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerH Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 Nice and comfy - hmmmmm Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteStupps Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Looks like a nice setup Phil - was the weather kind all weekend? Saturday felt like a winter's day down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escadrille Ecosse Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 I like Loch Tay and this is a perfect weekend for it. The crannog centre is supposed to be excellent. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrookster Posted June 5 Author Share Posted June 5 Was an excellent weekend all told. Weather held out nicely, cool at night but warm and sunny during the days (SWMBO came back with a nice bit of sunburn lol). Crannog centre is well worth the visit. They haven't actually built a Crannog yet, that is planned for next year, but they have a replica iron age village housing all the various trades that would have been necessary for building a crannog, with practical demonstrations of said crafts. Really illustrates the work that went into them, I aim to go back to see the various stages of the crannog build when I can! No photos I'm afraid, too busy taking it all in. Had a pleasant dinner on the shore of Loch Tay, view was definitely passable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 Camping can be great, Phil, good weather is a big help and I'm glad you had a good time. On archaeological reconstruction, I was at the Stonehenge Centre last year. Next to the Centre, which is some way from the Henge, they have a reconstructed village based on the Durrington Walls site, which is believed to be where the people lived who built and maintained the Henge. When I was there, a team of researchers were trying various ways to work out how these Stone Agers had embroidery. Bone needles have been found, and they had discovered that taking a sheet of bone (eg shoulder blade) it is best to pierce the thread holes first, then divide up the sheet into strips and carve them into needles. Doing it the other way around, which might be how I might have tried, piercing strips or carved needles, leads to too many failures and just bone fragments. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerH Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 So the world started with engineers (to build structures and needles) and then a long time later came the bean counters and politicians. And we haven't built a decent henge since. Roger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 4 hours ago, RogerH said: And we haven't built a decent henge since. No, perhaps not. But one could suggest that they moved on to other religious structures such as churches and cathedrals. I may not approve of the waste of effort and resources on such things, but I can still appreciate them for the sheer engineering and craftsmanship that have gone into them. Then there are more useful (and yet still often beautiful) structures ports, stations, libraries, hospitals, airports and bridges (especially bridges, I love bridges) which celebrate the works of architects and engineers in spite by of the bean counters and politicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 I was at the V&A a couple of weeks ago ( recommended! Especially the free tours!) They haveva collection of heads, copied from Salisbury Cathedral. All thought to be portraits of locals and colleagues. Except possibly, this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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