Site Event/Activity record EWE87 - Druim Seidinis building survey

NF86SE 11.02 8777 6315 NF 8777 6315 Field recording and detailed laboratory analysis of this roof were undertaken as part of an ongoing archaeological analysis of Scottish thatched roofs. The building was last occupied and rethatched in the 1970s but the roof has now largely collapsed. Large rectangular turves made up the basal layer upon which were laid a mixture of marram grass and barley straw. Subsequent rethatching was done with layers of heather, separated by thin layers of bracken and held in position by heather ropes. Sponsor: Historic Scotland T G Holden 1996 Information to follow. Undergoing survey as part of Scottish Farm Buildings Survey. Information from RCAHMS (GPS) October 1998. REPORT DATE: 26/10/1999