An excursion to the Scottish Crannog Centre on Loch Tay is planned for Sunday 16th November 2008. Loch Tay is about a two hour drive from Edinburgh and delegates will be taken there in a coach booked for the occasion. In order to cover the costs of the trip (hire of a coach and admission to the Crannog Centre) a charge of £17.00 will be made. Delegates who indicate an interest in the excursion on their application form can pay for the excursion on arrival for the conference in Edinburgh.
Delegates are advised that they should arrange to bring lunch with them as there are no facilities for buying lunches at the Crannog Centre. Lunches can be bought at various shops in and around the Archaeology building in Edinburgh at which the conference will be held. However, please remember that these shops may not all be open on Sunday so you are advised to buy anything that is needed on Saturday.
The Scottish Crannog Centre has a small museum which provides information on the excavation of the site at Oakbank. The centre also boasts a full reconstruction of a crannog based on the results of that excavation as well as an activity area where various crafts and skills associated with the crannog excavations are demonstrated. This is an opportunity for delegates to visit this unique site and to engage in discussions with the people who are involved in presenting this aspect of archaeology to the general public. Further information about the centre can be obtained from the Scottish Crannog Centre website at: http:/www.crannog.co.uk/
Provisional Timetable for the Day’s Events:
- 10:00 depart from the Archaeology building in Edinburgh
- 10:00-12:00 travel to Loch Tay
- 12:00 arrive at the Scottish Crannog Centre on Loch Tay
- 12:00-14:00 visit to the Crannog centre
- 14:00-15:00 lunch
- 15:00-16:00 visit to the log boat reconstruction site at Dalerb on Loch Tay
- 16:00 depart Loch Tay
- 16:00-18:00 travel back to Edinburgh
- 18:00 arrive back at the Archaeology Building in Edinburgh
Please be aware that it will not be possible to return to Edinburgh from the excursion before 18:00hrs. Anyone planning on travelling home after the excursion should ensure that their travel plans take this into account.
Delegates who are travelling home from Edinburgh after the excursion can ask to be dropped off at the Waverley Bridge in the city centre which is directly beside the entrance to the Waverley train station and from where there is a direct bus link to Edinburgh airport. Luggage can be deposited for the day at the Waverley train station where there is a left luggage facility.
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