On Friday (23rd October) we visited Loch Tay to see the location of our site for the next project our habitat project. When visiting Kenmore we also visited the crannog centre to understand how crannogs were built in the iron age. This was very interesting to see the sophisticated techniques that were used, that were not only very vernacular but very durable as well. As we found out that some of the supporting timbers that were being excavated were still in great condition.
The village itself is very small with very few houses. The buildings around the main square haven’t changed in over a hundred years. Walking round the village it was easy to see there was a lack of industry which meant the main income was tourism. The views on the lochside were absoloutely fantastic.
When we arrived at the site I realised that we actually had quite a lot of room to work with and the views again from the site were breathtaking. The views to the west were the best with an obstructed view of the valley. The south views is good with nice views of the opposite hills which have a few buildings on it. The site itself is very exposed which will be a problem with the prevailing westernly wind. There were only buildings to the north of the site which was an absolute bonus when it comes to the matter of privacy.
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