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'''Moirlanich Longhouse''' | '''Moirlanich Longhouse''' is a rare example of a cruck frame Scottish cottage. It stands in [[Glen Lochay]] near [[Killin]] in [[Perthshire]]. | ||
The | The cottage is owned by the [[National Trust for Scotland]] and is open to visitors, from May to September, Sundays and Wednesdays, 2.00 - 5.00 p.m. | ||
Removal of the corrugated roof during a recent renovation revealed the remains of the roof and analysis of this has added significantly to our knowledge of thatching in the Highlands in the period the house was built.<ref>Holden, T G 2012 Moirlanich Longhouse, Killin: Changing techniques in thatching. Vernacular Building 35, 39-47.</ref> | |||
==The roof== | |||
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| | [[File:Moirlanich Longhouse thatched roof 2.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Excavation of the thatch]] | |||
| [[File:Moirlanich Longhouse thatched roof.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Excavated section through the roof]] | |||
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[[File:Moirlanich Longhouse - geograph.org.uk - 278876.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Longhouse]] | |||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
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==References== | |||
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Perthshire]] | |||
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| Location: | 56°28’39"N, 4°20’10"W |
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Moirlanich Longhouse is a rare example of a cruck frame Scottish cottage. It stands in Glen Lochay near Killin in Perthshire.
The cottage is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is open to visitors, from May to September, Sundays and Wednesdays, 2.00 - 5.00 p.m.
Removal of the corrugated roof during a recent renovation revealed the remains of the roof and analysis of this has added significantly to our knowledge of thatching in the Highlands in the period the house was built.[1]
The roof
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Outside links
References
- ↑ Holden, T G 2012 Moirlanich Longhouse, Killin: Changing techniques in thatching. Vernacular Building 35, 39-47.