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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Oakbank Crannog Alternative Name: Fearnan Crannog
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Crannog
Nearest Town: Aberfeldy  Nearest Village: Fearnan
Map Ref: NN723443
Latitude: 56.573213N  Longitude: 4.080122W
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Scottish Crannog Centre 004 submitted by Andy B : Tree trunk posts from the excavation, preserved inside the visitor centre. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Crannog in Perth and Kinross. Oakbank crannog is completely submerged in the clear waters of Loch Tay. Underwater, the peaty loch bed provides almost perfect preservation conditions, and thus supplies more finds and information than equivalent land archaeology.

Previous discoveries at the sites had included a wooden butter dish with butter still in it, bronze pins, floor timbers, small insects, a swan-neck pin, beads, a canoe paddle, woven cloth and cooking utensils. Altogether, the excavations on the site have found the remains of some 200 different plant species, including opium seeds and spelt wheat which previously the Romans were believed to have introduced to Britain. See also the link for the Scottish Crannog Centre in the list below.

Note: Work restarts at Oakbank Crannog, see comment.
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NN7244 : The A827 at Fearnan by Stephen Sweeney
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NN7244 : Field at Fearnan overlooking Loch Tay by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
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NN7244 : Entering Fearnan from the west by C Michael Hogan
by C Michael Hogan
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Work restarts at Iron Age crannog site by Anonymous on Wednesday, 17 August 2005
THE SCOTTISH Trust for Underwater Archaeology (STUA), who built the Scottish Crannog Centre at Kenmore, Loch Tay, has resumed work at the early Iron Age site of Oakbank Crannog, near the village of Fearnan.

Students from the USA, Scotland, England and Wales are taking part in a unique field school, which provides them with training in underwater recording and excavation techniques.

This year’s excavation has focused on the outer perimeter of the 2600 year old site, where fresh evidence of a building catastrophe has been uncovered.

Archaeologists know that the site was lived in periodically for perhaps more than 200 years and several phases of building and repair have been identified.

They have now uncovered clear evidence that at one point during a period of abandonment, the eastern part of the house and outer walkway gave way and sagged, breaking up that part of the house.

Timbers once upright have been found all lying in the same direction, some still preserved with the splintered remains from impact.

Dr Nicholas Dixon, research fellow at Edinburgh University and chairman of the STUA said, “One of the challenges in interpreting this type of site relates to the phases of building and rebuilding.

“Normally, unless we completely excavate through the layers to find the tips of the uprights we cannot tell whether they are primary or repair timbers.

“In this instance, the alignment of so many fallen timbers and the split remains where uprights were fractured provides clear evidence of a significant episode of collapse.”

Most of the artefacts discovered so far at the Oakbank Crannog relate to woodworking and building, including wooden pegs, twisted hazel hurdle fragments and bits of rope made from twisted willow or hazel.

Several pine tapers or “candles” have also been found, while one of the most interesting finds is part of a tiny circular object with the remains of a handle present.

This delicately hand-carved piece of wood is incredibly fragile and wafer thin and is thought to be the remains of a spatula type utensil.

The modern day crannog crew at Kenmore are faced with the same issues, constantly having to replace the most exposed timbers and the team is now searching for tall oak trees, which will last longest and make the most effective replacements.

They want to hear from anyone who has an oak woodland who would be willing to contribute some timber.

Meanwhile, if anyone is interested in trying the basics of underwater archaeology, the crannog centre and the STUA are offering Come and Try sessions in the local swimming pool on September 11 for youngsters aged eight-plus as well as adults.

For details, to book a place or to help with the centre’s wood needs, contact 01887 830583 or Email [email protected].
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News: Prehistoric jewellery found at Scottish Crannog by Andy B on Wednesday, 17 August 2005
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Submitted by vicky on Monday, 02 September 2002

Archaeological Digs Underwater archaeologists from The Scottish Trust for Underwater Archaeology have discovered ancient jewellery at the early Iron Age site of Oakbank Crannog in Loch Tay, Perthshire.

Led by husband and wife team Dr Nicholas Dixon and Barrie Andrian, archaeologists have spent the summer investigating the Crannogs which are among the most widespread but enigmatic aspects of Scotland’s heritage.

A recent find from the Oakbank site is an elegant 10 cm long bronze swan-neck cloak pin dating back to 600 BC. This is probably the only one of its kind in Scotland and suggests that those who chose to live on the water were among the well-off people of the time.

The pin, dating to the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age, was uncovered in a submerged house flooring two metres below the surface of the loch by Jenny Dukes (22), a student from Florida.

"It was only my second dive on the site so it was a wonderful moment when I looked down and saw this piece of jewellery beneath me," Jenny said.

"To realise that I was the first person to see it in more than two-and-a-half thousand years was just incredible."

The team has also just found a wooden paddle which probably once belonged to the owner of one of the log boats, a butter dish still with traces of butter and opium poppy seeds.
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