Rear view of marram-thatched pig house ; West Side Dunnet.
DP 241147
Description Rear view of marram-thatched pig house ; West Side Dunnet.
Date 13/7/2015
Collection Records of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, London, England
Catalogue Number DP 241147
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Group listing of a mid to late 19th century croft house, with adjoining outbuildings and detached pig house and privy. The croft is also known as Mary Ann’s Cottage, after the last owner and occupier of the buildings, and is now open to the public as a museum. Only the pig house is listed as having a thatched roof, which is currently thatched in marram. The small structure has a continuous marram ridge, and the entire roof has been netted including over the ridge. The netting has not been weighted in any way, and instead it has been nailed into the mortar joints along the gables but has been left unsecured along the eaves. The netting along the ridge is slightly higher than the thatch, indicating that the thatch may have experienced some compaction. There are a few patches of grassy vegetation growth across the surface of the thatch, as well as an algae-type growth across the surface of the rear elevation.
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