View of reconstructed iron age roundhouse; Bosta, Great Bernera.
DP 241300
Description View of reconstructed iron age roundhouse; Bosta, Great Bernera.
Date 9/6/2015
Collection Records of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, London, England
Catalogue Number DP 241300
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Reconstruction roundhouse, built in 1999 after an iron age village settlement was discovered nearby in 1993, with excavations taking place in 1996. The original houses, which have now been re-covered with sand for protection, are thought to date from 400-800 AD and this house was reconstructed for visitors. The building was at one time thatched and secured with rope and stones for weighting, as described and seen in photographs online advertising the site, however, currently the building’s roof has a turf covering and there are no longer any ropes or stones present. The wooden ‘horns’ at either end of the ridge, usually used to secure ropes to for thatching, are however still present. It is unclear whether the thatched roof has been removed permanently or whether the building is in a phase of maintenance.
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Attribution: © Courtesy of HES (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Collection)
Licence Type: Limited
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