text: AUG 31~SEPT 1 | EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY & TRADITIONAL SKILLS WEEKEND
  There’s no better way to learn about our history, than to experience it!
  On 31st August & 1st September, the 1722 Waggonway Project will showcase some of the skills used in Cockenzie’s industrial past as they delve into experimental archaeology for an exciting weekend of discovery.
  All are welcome to drop-in and have a go at a variety of traditional skills, including wright carpentry, lime pointing and quill writing. Visitors can learn the woodworking skills required to build a wooden waggonway, have a go at lime-pointing as part of further repairs to the Auld Kirk Salt Pan House, and try their hand at writing with a feather quill, just as waggonway-builder William Dickson did in Cockenzie in the 18th century.
  There will also be salt-making demonstrations at Cockenzie House & Gardens throughout the weekend, as the modern-day master salters show how this vital commodity was produced, 18th century style!
  Date and time
  Saturday 31st August – Sunday 1st September 10am – 4pm
  Venues / Locations
  1722 Waggonway Heritage Centre - Museum Open and Feather Quill Writing Workshop
  Auld Kirk Salt Pan House – Lime Pointing Workshop
  Cockenzie Harbour – Carpentry and Waggonway Building Workshop
  Cockenzie House & Gardens – Salt Making Demonstration
  Is booking required?
  No booking is necessary - you can just turn up!
  If activities are busy, there may be a wait to get involved, but there will be plenty to see and do in the meantime.
  More details of this and all the other East Lothian Archaeology & Heritage Fortnight events can be found here.