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Cancelled

No Class (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Cancelled

Classification No Class (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 109682

Site Number NR56NW 21.01

NGR NR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/109682

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  • Council Argyll And Bute
  • Parish Jura
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Argyll And Bute
  • Former County Argyll

Archaeology Notes

NR56NW 21.01

Cancelled- this refers to the byre recorded under NR56NW 41.01.

NR 5256 6830 Field recording and detailed laboratory analysis of a thatched roof were undertaken as part of an ongoing archaeological analysis of Scottish thatched roofs. The roof of this building, once used as a dwelling but more recently as a byre, is in an exposed and collapsed condition but still supported off the floor by surviving roof timbers. An underlying layer of turf appears to have formed the original roof surface but subsequent biannual rethatching has been undertaken using various species of rush. Some parts of the roof appear to have been repaired or thatched with oat straw. Heather ropes were used to support the roof.

Sponsor: Historic Scotland

T G Holden 1996

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