Note
Date 2015
Event ID 1011524
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1011524
NM 40080 80090 This building was not surveyed due to discovering that the building has a turf or sod roof. The building had been a ruin until the late 1960s when it was restored. There is some uncertainty over when the roof covering was changed from being thatched; the current tenant took occupancy of the building in 1988, at which time the roof was turf. It was listed in 1985, however, as having a ‘piended rush thatch roof over turf divots held down with fishing net and a variety of weights and stones’. It would appear that at some point between being listed in 1985 and the current tenant moving into the cottage in 1988 the rush had either degraded or blown away, and the bare turfs had developed to be the predominant roofing material. Further research into this building is required and the listing description updated accordingly.
Information from Zoe Herbert (SPAB) 2015, survey no.132
