Hamish Darrah

Archaeological wood analyst. PhD in Late Bronze Age toolkits at @uniofleicester & @NtlMuseumsScot.
Works primarily with @Dendrochronicle.

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

Repost- photos from my recent work building a woven hazel roundhouse for the @ScottishCrannog Centre's new museum build at Dalerb. More pics in thread.
#expeimentalarchaeology

[Wessex Archaeology @wessexarch]

We’re excited to share that our marine team, and historic timber specialists @Dendrochronicle, have received funding from @histenvscot that will enable us to continue investigating the #SandayShipwreck found on the shores of #Orkney. ⚓️🧐

Read more: https://t.co/QaPu49U6Zv

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

Excited to have received these LBA tools made by Bronze Age metal smith @neil_burridge. The axe heads are based on an example from the Kalemouth hoard, Roxburgh @NtlMuseumsScot. These high quality replicas will be vital for my experiments. I can't wait to use them!

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@neil_burridge I can't wait to use them!

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@artefactual_KW Thanks so much!

Regrettably it looks like I can't edit the alt text now. I'll make sure to do it going forward though.

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

Repost- photos from my recent work building a woven hazel roundhouse for the @ScottishCrannog Centre's new museum build at Dalerb. More pics in thread.
#expeimentalarchaeology

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@copseworker Fantastick 👌

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@neil_burridge @ArchAncHistLeic @mgknight24 Thank you. That's very generous of you, I would love that. I'll be in touch very soon!

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@neil_burridge @ScottishCrannog guilty as charged!

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@mikey_bam Cheers Mike! It's been great fun putting them to use!

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

Something I've been up to recently 🌳🪓

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@neil_burridge @ArchAncHistLeic Thank you! The Type Welby axe I've been primarily using is one made by yourself, passed on by @mgknight24 :) I've been very impressed with it's quality.

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

Delighted to see the progress with this project. I was involved with the rescue and dendro sub-sampling of the wreck earlier this year. @Dendrochronicle @wessexarch #Orkney

[orkney.com @orkneycom]

Archaeology is all around you in #Orkney 🤯

A winter storm uncovered this ancient shipwreck on the Sanday shore ⚓

After a race against time, it has been preserved so experts can discover its true origin 🧐 @OrkneyCouncil @wessexarch

[Dr Coralie Mills @Dendrochronicle]

Delighted to be working with @treesforlifeuk on the Wild Pine Project. This week we took samples to work out tree ages in this previously unrecorded West Highland site. One tree even had axe marks where ‘fir candle’ tapers had been taken long ago. #dendrochronology #rewilding

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@Dendrochronicle @treesforlifeuk Fascinating! Definitely something to look into more!

[Material Worlds Research Centre @MaterialWorldRC]

Some of us are still recovering from the great day our members had yesterday 🪓 Lots of materially-inclined conversations and collaborations coming out of it! Thanks to all involved and for @HamishDarrah for showing us the ropes… or woods! 🪵

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@MaterialWorldRC It was my pleasure! It was a great day out!

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@tansyleemoir @TheNWDG Thanks Tansy! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

Film newly released made with @TheNWDG about Ravensheugh Copse in East Lothian and the tradition of adventitious Coppicing and creel making in this region: https://t.co/Y9jBYy743k

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@aron_of_boyles @tansyleemoir @TheNWDG That's expanded upon in the video. Adventitious coppicing is a type of informal/opportunistic coppicing. A creel in this context is a form of lobster pot (in the picture I tweeted). Hope this helps.

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@BordersForest @tweed_forum @HeritageFundUK It was a great day and a very lovely class of folk to teach. Thank you so much for inviting me!

[Hamish Darrah @HamishDarrah]

@stephanielsaid @WAScotland @wessexarch @Dendrochronicle