Moirlanich Longhouse
Moirlanich Longhouse is a rare example of a cruck frame Scottish cottage. It is located at in Glen Lochay near Killin in the Stirling council area, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is open to visitors from May to September. Removal of the corrugated roof during a recent renovation revealed the remains of the original thatched roof and analysis of this has added significantly to knowledge of thatching Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge (''Cladium mariscus''), rushes, heather, or palm branches, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. Since the bulk of ... in Scotland.Holden, T G 2012 Moirlanich Longhouse, Killin: Changing techniques in thatching. Vernacular Building 35, 39-47. References External links Entry on NTS website Architecture in Scotland National Trust for Scotland properties Historic house museums in Stirling (council area) Houses i ...
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