🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿17th Century Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Turf house in Glencoe #scotland #history #scottishhistory #glencoe #thepast | Emily in Scotland

Welcome to the Turf House at Glencoe. This is a recreation of 17th-century turf house which was created using traditional materials, tools and techniques. Its heather-thatched roof and earth walls blend into the stunning mountain backdrop. The turf, wattle and thatch structure was erected using traditional materials, tools and techniques by a team of skilled craftspeople in 2021. It has the same footprint as one of the late 17th-century dwellings excavated by the Trust’s archaeologists and volun