The Folklore of Protecting the Home Thursday 24 August, 7-8.30pm ‘The Folklore of Protecting the Home’ is an evening gathering in the Cruck Cottage to explore how people in the past tried to keep their homes safe from the supernatural. Traditional houses like the Cruck Cottage often show signs of how their inhabitants tried to More …
Advance notice of a new event at the Cruck, we are really looking forward to this. Something different for the kids this summer.
A Very Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year. to all our friends, from us all at the Cruck Cottage. Thankyou for all your support over the past year, and we hope to welcome many of you back to the cottage over the coming year.
Our Cruck Cottage AGM will take place in the cottage on 7th November, 2022, at 7.30pm. The end of year this year will be 27th June, 2022, as this marks our transition from Cruck Cottage Heritage Association to Cruck Cottage Heritage, registration as a Scottish Charity Incorporated Organisation with the Office of Scottish Charity Regulator, More …
Come and visit us at the Cruck Cottage. We will be open from 11 till 4 both Saturday and Sunday, 3rd and 4th. There will be live music, craft displays, Tales of Old Torthorwald by our own Willie Clow at 12md, 1pm and 2pm, both days, and a pictorial story of the cottage on display. More …
The time had come to give the cottage its annual coat of lime-wash. We invited any friends who might be interested to come along and lend a hand, and maybe learn a new skill. Well, we were not disappointed! So many turned up that we not only finished the outside walls, but all of the More …
There will be no formal Easter event at the cottage again this year, but we will be open between 11.00am and 3.00pm, on Easter Sunday, with the peat fire burning. Our good friend Bob Watson will be there with his accordion with a selection of great music as always. We will be very pleased to More …
Sadly we are unable to hold any celebrations in the Cruck Cottage again this year. However, once again, our talented Margaret and Kate have decorated the cottage windows. The windows will be lit up between 4.00pm and 10.00pm from now until New Year. If you are around the village, please call past and have a More …
We are pleased to offer Cruck Cottage greetings cards. One plain inside, the other (winter scene) ‘Seasons Greetings’. £2 each. Please get in touch to order,
Very pleased to say that we are taking part in the Doors Open Days on 4th and 5th September. We will be open from 11.00am to 4.00pm on both Saturday and Sunday, with live music, and local craft displays. The peat fire will be burning, and tea, coffee etc will be available. Given the ongoing More …
