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Detail of thatch and stone weights at chimney breast; probable 19th century cottage; Laimrig Ruadh, Berneray.
DP 241367
Description Detail of thatch and stone weights at chimney breast; probable 19th century cottage; Laimrig Ruadh, Berneray.
Date 22/9/2014
Collection Records of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, London, England
Catalogue Number DP 241367
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Probably 19th century cottage, listed as having a ‘muran thatch roof, secured with netting and ropes, stone weights over inner wall head’. The cottage is still thatched in marram and has a continuous marram ridge. The entire roof has been netted, weighted along the eaves and around the chimney stacks at either end by stones secured to the netting by a continuous string.
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