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Bruce: might this be one for you to look at? It is relatively modern. This short article is on BBC News: "The village that a religious sect helped to found: Crocketford sits about halfway between Dumfries and Castle Douglas - leading to its nickname as the Nine Mile Bar."
I'm going to be honest, as a biochemist, that detail about alcohol consumption in urine is a wonderful detail to know. With her having said it, I put together two facts that I've long known but never associated with each other. When you consume alcohol, your body produces the chemical acetaldehyde, which your kidneys excrete into your urine (because it's poisonous). Separately, I had known that one of the contaminants in waste water near fabric dyeing facilities is... acetaldehyde! Because it's an essential part in a lot of dyes. Now I understand how and why woad works, which I never had before: the Iron Age inhabitants of Scotland essentially invented the precursor of modern dye. And even as I type this, I am recalling that for the famous Emperor's Purple dye of Rome, one ingredient was a kind of mollusc, but another one was urine. Given that consumption of wine was universal in the Mediterranean by men, women, and children, all urine must have been rich in acetaldehyde. Thanks to you and to Izzy for making me suddenly realize the importance to some previously unconnected facts that I had known! I loved the video.
@bertiesaurus acetaldehyde reacts with colored precursors like fuchsin to make a molecule that adheres strongly to proteins. Wool is almost entirely the protein keratin. Thus the aldehyde makes a merely colorful component into a substance that makes wool hold onto it, even when washed. Oddly, it still isn't known exactly why the aldehyde-fuchsin sticks to keratin, even after all these years. We just know that it does.
Urine was used in tanning leather as well. That has to do with the ammonia breaking down fat and left over flesh. It also softens the leather. Pretty useful stuff.
I remember the news of the fire breaking a few years ago. I hadn’t been able to visit the museum on my trips to Scotland before COVID, and my family and I were just heartbroken. 💔😞
Such a wonderful village this is, Bruce! When you showed us the remains of the burned crannog, I worried that nobody would spend the money to replace such a structure because the manpower alone would be expensive. Instead, I find out that they built an entire village and are replacing the crannog! Izzy (hope I spelled that right!) was wise to say that they don't know how the houses would look, so it is a concept village with many conceptions, but wouldn't most ancient villages have been? I doubt that Iron Age folks lived in row houses that all looked the same! Different folks had different skills, so their houses would've been different. Only after other people with helpful knowledge joined them would things have started to take a different route, so this village is very realistic indeed! Thanks for showing it to us! Truly enjoyed seeing history come alive. 😊
This is awesome. When we visited Scotland in 2019, we had indented to visit the crannog, but there is so much to see in Scotland, and our time was limited, so we had decided to visit it on our next trip. In 2021, when the crannog was destroyed in the fire, we were hear broken. Having seen what they've created at this has put it near the top of the list of venues to take in on our next visit. I love the concept. This is wonderful.
Most excellent. I love Saturday mornings. Thank you Mr. Bruce. Everytime you say “let me tell you a story”, I sit crisscross applesauce like a little child and aptly listen. Most educating and interesting. Well done.
Oh no! I never realized the Crannog burned down! 😂 so sad. 20 years ago my children and I were the “Iron Age Family of a Thursday” at the old Archeolink…at the Round House there. This new place is a lot like the old Archeolink…which sadly just couldn’t make a go of it. Maybe being in Aberdeenshire it was just too far away. This was a great episode! Thanks for the trip down personal and cultural memory lane!!!!
Another fascinating video Bruce. I would love to visit these places on your tour, but since my health issues prevent that, your videos are definitely the next best thing 👍
It's the same for me. I can barely leave the house atm, but Bruce's videos make me feel like I'm touring the world on a Scottish history tour. I get to live vicariously through him. Brilliant.
We visited in October 2022, from the united states. I loved that place. It was amazing. Looks like we are going to have to visit again to see the new site.
Visited several times and tbh not having the crannog not really an issue, the little village and the volunteers who present in each hut hugely enjoyable and interesting, well worth a visit, crannog or no!
My dear Bruce If I hadn't said it before in the early of this amazing priceless gem of Scotland, I believe you got teary eyed on the tour. The food before we got to this site , Im still dreaming about!!! This place I feel in love this deeply. It is the land that hugs you
Even if it’s an “interpretation “, the ability to see artifacts as they were used, and buildings as they were built, brings a reality that can not be had just looking at things behind glass🤠 It’s costly to build and maintain - BUT SO WORTH IT !!
I 100% recommend to visit the crannogs, loch Tay is beautiful and the village of Kenmore has some great walks as well. Bruce, if you get the opportunity theres a few stories I'd like to share with you from my local area - a young man hanged for stealing a loaf of bread (linlithgow), the marriage between Bruce and marjorie and the procession that commemorates this to this day (bathgate), the changing of times of weavers (whitburn), the beginning of kirknewton and the calders.
In February and March I'll be visiting the major towns in Australia and New Zealand with my live show Scotland Made the World. It would be great to see you. Get info at www.brucefummey.co.uk/shows.aspx
We visited the Crannog Centre in 2019. Drove down from our inn at Pitlochry, made the circuit around the entire Loch, ending up at the Centre. At the time, there was a crannog on the water for touring, but it doesn't show up on Google Maps now.
The Crannog Centre was a true highlight for me on the tour, even more so because I didn’t anticipate that. I could have stayed there all day! Nice to see you rocking a birthday tour sweatshirt, too!
Upvote for me again,Bruce,another great vid and pleased to see the new Scottish Crannog Centre,up and operating again,about the disastrous 2021 fire ! 👌👍
My family descends from the Scottish diaspora and we still have relatives there. I lived in England for 15 years but only visited Scotland a couple of times. You are inspiring me to visit again and connect with this unique and fascinating country. What was the name of the place where you went to learn Gaelic in those short summer courses?
Great episode. Always enjoy the living history / experimental archeology. Also puts me in mind of a documentary I saw a few years ago. They called for volunteers to live in an iron age recreation for a period of time. One of the volunteers, at the start, was excited for the opportunity to "get back to nature." He was the first to crack, when he learned first hand that getting back to nature in an iron age village was hard, miserable work. LOL
I love active ancient settlements like this. What I really liked is that you guys explain that it's not exactly how it was because we don't know and your testing you hyposies. Glqd their building a new Crannog. If I win the loto, I'll come visit.
I remember going to the crannog centre years ago and loving it, was so sad when it burned down. Still remember the craft demonstrations and trying to create fire, barely managing a puff of smoke! I love Iron Age archaeology but I fear I'm built for 21st Century convenience!
Great content as always. My 17 year old granddaughter wants to be an archaeologist and I’ve forwarded the link to her. Enjoy the rest of your weekend 🌞
Wow they worked fast and hard, only visited the old crannog centre last year, that was already very interesting so will be revisiting on the new site somewhere in the future
Brilliant place, we have visited both and can't wait for the new crannog to be built. BTW there was definitely a mains electricity plug in the 'gathering' hut, you can see it in your video!
I would love to visit this site, how fascinating! It would be even better if I could camp there for a few days in one of the houses, just to really get the experience of living in iron age Scotland 😇
It would not surprise me if a real Iron Age village was similarly varied in its architecture. People are going to use their resources and building techniques to build 'fit for purpose' structures, and both purposes and the preferences for those purposes varies quite a bit.
Just been here while visiting the Highlands, when I was at the old site that burned down there was hundreds of ducks that had taken over it and it was hilarious
I would imagine that originally all the buildings would have been built slightly differently according to each individual builder. Although similar, they would have wanted to put their own personal spin own their home. So interesting. Thanks.
My question is how was the open fire controlled in a crannog firepit so sparks didn't catch the whole place on fire. It looks like living in a tinder box.
The buildings have minimal ventilation aside from what naturally seeps through the thatch and door so the ceiling is extremely smoky and allows pretty much no oxygen, sparks go up but die before hitting the thatch thanks to the smoke. thats why the blacksmith shelter shown here uses turf instead, since the forge doesn't make much smoke.
Dress changes throughout the ages, it more likely started as a kind of a tartan cloak. To my layman's view the great kilt would no doubt be useful to sleep at the side of a glen on your way to the lowland markets with cattle. Before the modern kilt became what we are used today. I.e set tartan, military dress and weddings.
I love your videos. Very informative and great to watch. I have a question, after you say at the end I hope you have a good day in Gaelic, there is another part. What is that translation?
Do you make the groups up so say 1 person can go or do you have to have our own group organised first? I acctually live in Scotland but your info and the way you tell it is great.
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Is there any history about Cathcart Castle?
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Bruce: might this be one for you to look at? It is relatively modern. This short article is on BBC News:
"The village that a religious sect helped to found: Crocketford sits about halfway between Dumfries and Castle Douglas - leading to its nickname as the Nine Mile Bar."
I'm going to be honest, as a biochemist, that detail about alcohol consumption in urine is a wonderful detail to know. With her having said it, I put together two facts that I've long known but never associated with each other. When you consume alcohol, your body produces the chemical acetaldehyde, which your kidneys excrete into your urine (because it's poisonous). Separately, I had known that one of the contaminants in waste water near fabric dyeing facilities is... acetaldehyde! Because it's an essential part in a lot of dyes. Now I understand how and why woad works, which I never had before: the Iron Age inhabitants of Scotland essentially invented the precursor of modern dye. And even as I type this, I am recalling that for the famous Emperor's Purple dye of Rome, one ingredient was a kind of mollusc, but another one was urine. Given that consumption of wine was universal in the Mediterranean by men, women, and children, all urine must have been rich in acetaldehyde. Thanks to you and to Izzy for making me suddenly realize the importance to some previously unconnected facts that I had known! I loved the video.
Very interesting stuff! What aspect of dye does acetaldehyde aid with?
@bertiesaurus acetaldehyde reacts with colored precursors like fuchsin to make a molecule that adheres strongly to proteins. Wool is almost entirely the protein keratin. Thus the aldehyde makes a merely colorful component into a substance that makes wool hold onto it, even when washed. Oddly, it still isn't known exactly why the aldehyde-fuchsin sticks to keratin, even after all these years. We just know that it does.
Urine was used in tanning leather as well. That has to do with the ammonia breaking down fat and left over flesh. It also softens the leather. Pretty useful stuff.
I love these sorts of museums. I was so sad when I saw the news that the crannog had burnt down.
I remember the news of the fire breaking a few years ago. I hadn’t been able to visit the museum on my trips to Scotland before COVID, and my family and I were just heartbroken. 💔😞
I did not know this at all. Will look into this. Still learning a lot.
Such a wonderful village this is, Bruce! When you showed us the remains of the burned crannog, I worried that nobody would spend the money to replace such a structure because the manpower alone would be expensive. Instead, I find out that they built an entire village and are replacing the crannog! Izzy (hope I spelled that right!) was wise to say that they don't know how the houses would look, so it is a concept village with many conceptions, but wouldn't most ancient villages have been? I doubt that Iron Age folks lived in row houses that all looked the same! Different folks had different skills, so their houses would've been different. Only after other people with helpful knowledge joined them would things have started to take a different route, so this village is very realistic indeed! Thanks for showing it to us! Truly enjoyed seeing history come alive. 😊
This is awesome. When we visited Scotland in 2019, we had indented to visit the crannog, but there is so much to see in Scotland, and our time was limited, so we had decided to visit it on our next trip. In 2021, when the crannog was destroyed in the fire, we were hear broken. Having seen what they've created at this has put it near the top of the list of venues to take in on our next visit. I love the concept. This is wonderful.
Most excellent. I love Saturday mornings. Thank you Mr. Bruce. Everytime you say “let me tell you a story”, I sit crisscross applesauce like a little child and aptly listen. Most educating and interesting. Well done.
PS…I really liked Izzy. Her take on recreation versus replica is brilliant.
Brilliant
Oh no! I never realized the Crannog burned down! 😂 so sad. 20 years ago my children and I were the “Iron Age Family of a Thursday” at the old Archeolink…at the Round House there. This new place is a lot like the old Archeolink…which sadly just couldn’t make a go of it. Maybe being in Aberdeenshire it was just too far away. This was a great episode! Thanks for the trip down personal and cultural memory lane!!!!
Love the urine story. Helps explain the story of collection pots being put out for those coming home from the pub to use.
But HOW did they discover this chemical property???
I love Loch Tay, been a long time since I've been. I'm so happy to see this new museum. I will deffo visit!
Brilliant as always Bruce, it's a place I love myself. Our ancestors went through alot to survive. I wonder what they would make of us today.
Another fascinating video Bruce. I would love to visit these places on your tour, but since my health issues prevent that, your videos are definitely the next best thing 👍
😢
It's the same for me. I can barely leave the house atm, but Bruce's videos make me feel like I'm touring the world on a Scottish history tour. I get to live vicariously through him. Brilliant.
@@ThatElfTorunn - My thoughts exactly 👍
Same here too but really look forward to the videos every week 👍
Oh,this place is amazing ! I'd love there in a heartbeat !
We visited in October 2022, from the united states. I loved that place. It was amazing. Looks like we are going to have to visit again to see the new site.
Brilliant
Thanks
Visited several times and tbh not having the crannog not really an issue, the little village and the volunteers who present in each hut hugely enjoyable and interesting, well worth a visit, crannog or no!
Love this. Added to places to visit. As a fibre person/spinner the dye tale was fascinating and very relevant ❤
An actual iron age village. That's so class. Bruce makes everything he talks about interesting.
Thanks!
Big thamks
My dear Bruce If I hadn't said it before in the early of this amazing priceless gem of Scotland, I believe you got teary eyed on the tour. The food before we got to this site , Im still dreaming about!!! This place I feel in love this deeply. It is the land that hugs you
Even if it’s an “interpretation “, the ability to see artifacts as they were used, and buildings as they were built, brings a reality that can not be had just looking at things behind glass🤠
It’s costly to build and maintain - BUT SO WORTH IT !!
Good to see you Izzy
Wonderful insight into the lives and habitations of our ancestors
I must get over there for a visit. 👍
Wonderful video as always. Thank you.
Wonderful. Thank you.
Our pleasure!
Brilliant! Thank you Bruce.
Glad you enjoyed it
Bruce you have a way of bringing history alive. Great video
I try
Got to vist before the bonfire amazing, I 💙🤍💙🏴
Wonderful video, Bruce. The archeological interpretations of the different structures is very cool. There's something very sensible about it.
This was one of my favorite moments on my trip to Scotland. Izzy is great ❤
She was indeed
I've never been to Loch Tay but will now make the effort. Thanks, Bruce for highlighting this centre. 😮
Bravo an attempt at actual history and honesty because they don't know I love this
I 100% recommend to visit the crannogs, loch Tay is beautiful and the village of Kenmore has some great walks as well.
Bruce, if you get the opportunity theres a few stories I'd like to share with you from my local area - a young man hanged for stealing a loaf of bread (linlithgow), the marriage between Bruce and marjorie and the procession that commemorates this to this day (bathgate), the changing of times of weavers (whitburn), the beginning of kirknewton and the calders.
Aye, drop me an email at info@scotlandhistorytours.co.uk
Great show Bruce 🎉🎉😊
Thank you kindly
Damn, you're a pleasure to listen to and watch. Thank you. Bruce Devereaux, Australia
In February and March I'll be visiting the major towns in Australia and New Zealand with my live show Scotland Made the World. It would be great to see you. Get info at www.brucefummey.co.uk/shows.aspx
We visited the Crannog Centre in 2019. Drove down from our inn at Pitlochry, made the circuit around the entire Loch, ending up at the Centre. At the time, there was a crannog on the water for touring, but it doesn't show up on Google Maps now.
Yes coz it’s burned
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For sure
The Crannog Centre was a true highlight for me on the tour, even more so because I didn’t anticipate that. I could have stayed there all day! Nice to see you rocking a birthday tour sweatshirt, too!
Aye, I should have got a size bigger😜😜
@ScotlandHistoryTours same but I still wear it anyway
Upvote for me again,Bruce,another great vid and pleased to see the new Scottish Crannog Centre,up and operating again,about the disastrous 2021 fire ! 👌👍
Was at the Scottish crannog centre just yesterday! Then this video popped up. The fire was a tragedy but the recreation is admirable
💚⚘thanks Bruce
Welcome
Fantastic Bruce!
Good to see you big man👊🏼
Enjoyed that Bruce thanks
Hello Bruce what an amazing place thank you for sharing this
You are very welcome
The alcohol, lol!!
I went to the Crannog in 2016, and the iron age village last August. It will be interesting to see the new crannog when it has been completed.
Another great brucey fumey show thank you it’s a pity yet no a par ❤coyp and thank you
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The night I had last night, I'd be making the darkest woad dye ever seen 😃Great video, Bruce.
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My family descends from the Scottish diaspora and we still have relatives there. I lived in England for 15 years but only visited Scotland a couple of times. You are inspiring me to visit again and connect with this unique and fascinating country. What was the name of the place where you went to learn Gaelic in those short summer courses?
Great episode. Always enjoy the living history / experimental archeology. Also puts me in mind of a documentary I saw a few years ago. They called for volunteers to live in an iron age recreation for a period of time. One of the volunteers, at the start, was excited for the opportunity to "get back to nature." He was the first to crack, when he learned first hand that getting back to nature in an iron age village was hard, miserable work. LOL
I love active ancient settlements like this. What I really liked is that you guys explain that it's not exactly how it was because we don't know and your testing you hyposies. Glqd their building a new Crannog.
If I win the loto, I'll come visit.
Happy Birthday.
Amazing work. 👍
i was just there 2.5 weeks ago!!! It was a great visit, full of wonderful information
Great to hear!
Great video. I visited the former Cranog in 2020. Stayed at a resort on Loch Tay. Fascinating.
I love my indoor plumbing and electricity.
AMEN!!!
I remember going to the crannog centre years ago and loving it, was so sad when it burned down. Still remember the craft demonstrations and trying to create fire, barely managing a puff of smoke! I love Iron Age archaeology but I fear I'm built for 21st Century convenience!
😂
Love the archeological experimenting! I never knew about the crannogs, talk about some good sleep.
Went there a couple of weeks ago.Highly recommend!
Another bari video and site. I'll have to get ma erse back up there. Take the kayak and explore the wee islands too, maybe.
I just found your channel and have binge watching all your videos. They definitely make me want to visit!
You should!
Thanks 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
You're welcome!
Not gonna lie, I'd like to spend a good deal of quality time with the spinners, dyers (alcohol enhanced or not) and weavers at that centre.
I hope and pray it will be rebuilt soon as possible I want to visit ❤
Did you not watch the video?🤔
@ScotlandHistoryTours yes, I'm just excited for it to be finished quickly. Like Christmas can't get here fast enough for a kid kind of feeling.
I must visit this site with my son. Thankfully I live down by the River Tay so this will be a lovely day out. Thank you 🤩
Have fun!
@@ScotlandHistoryTours
Yet again many thanks for ALL your historical videos that you have shared with us throughout the years 👍🏴
Great content as always. My 17 year old granddaughter wants to be an archaeologist and I’ve forwarded the link to her. Enjoy the rest of your weekend 🌞
Brilliant
Wow they worked fast and hard, only visited the old crannog centre last year, that was already very interesting so will be revisiting on the new site somewhere in the future
2:14 '... burned to the ground...?' Surely you mean: 'burned to the water'.
Brilliant place, we have visited both and can't wait for the new crannog to be built. BTW there was definitely a mains electricity plug in the 'gathering' hut, you can see it in your video!
“A wee bit of insight”, LOL😆
This is a lovely video!
I would love to visit this site, how fascinating! It would be even better if I could camp there for a few days in one of the houses, just to really get the experience of living in iron age Scotland 😇
excellent! thanks!
You're welcome!
It would not surprise me if a real Iron Age village was similarly varied in its architecture. People are going to use their resources and building techniques to build 'fit for purpose' structures, and both purposes and the preferences for those purposes varies quite a bit.
Wonderful sad the others burnt down
Old lathes are cool!
Sooo cool!😂❤🎉
True
Just been here while visiting the Highlands, when I was at the old site that burned down there was hundreds of ducks that had taken over it and it was hilarious
I would imagine that originally all the buildings would have been built slightly differently according to each individual builder. Although similar, they would have wanted to put their own personal spin own their home. So interesting. Thanks.
Great point!
Excellent. I'm a travel advisor, I'd like to offer a trip to individuals to Scotland.
Please do!
Awesome as always.
Thank you! Cheers!
I wonder if they have a Work Away program at this centre? I'd be interested in traveling from Canada 🇨🇦 to stay and learn there.
My question is how was the open fire controlled in a crannog firepit so sparks didn't catch the whole place on fire. It looks like living in a tinder box.
The buildings have minimal ventilation aside from what naturally seeps through the thatch and door so the ceiling is extremely smoky and allows pretty much no oxygen, sparks go up but die before hitting the thatch thanks to the smoke. thats why the blacksmith shelter shown here uses turf instead, since the forge doesn't make much smoke.
great vid Bruce did these folks wear kilts at the time? I guess they did?
Dress changes throughout the ages, it more likely started as a kind of a tartan cloak. To my layman's view the great kilt would no doubt be useful to sleep at the side of a glen on your way to the lowland markets with cattle. Before the modern kilt became what we are used today. I.e set tartan, military dress and weddings.
Aye, no kilts back then
Inquiring minds must needs know…… How’s the WiFi?
Keep up the great work sir. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Loch Tee (sp?) is beautiful!!😊❤❤
Tay
A'reyt Bruce. I have an earworm of "Burning Down the House" whilst realising they have not replicated haggis hunting dogs.
I love your videos. Very informative and great to watch. I have a question, after you say at the end I hope you have a good day in Gaelic, there is another part. What is that translation?
What was Iron Age Scotland like? What was Irn-Bru Scotland like...
Excellent and fun video. Thank you again. When you go to Skye, do you visit Ace Target Sports?
I like how, in the thumbnail you appear to be wearing a cap.
The birth of modern man, early iron age late Neolithic very interesting stuff.
Do you make the groups up so say 1 person can go or do you have to have our own group organised first? I acctually live in Scotland but your info and the way you tell it is great.
I don't understand the question. Sorry
We need a darker blue. Call Bruce.
That long pause 😂😂😂😂😂
I can't remember the filming now. What long pause. Now I'm worried
@ScotlandHistoryTours the deliberate one mentioning electricity
I believe you are my favorite Scot... next to the woman I haven't met yet...lol
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Others have said it frequently Bruce is a great story teller makes one wonder if he has a Seanchaí in his ancestry that has passed down in his DNA
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Would the entry to the round house have been as wide and open as the one here in the reconstruction?
Yes, the doorway is based on archaeological evidence