>These seem to be Icelandic style long houses, and so are suitable
>models for Heortlings in the highlands (such as the Fire Bull), but
>not in the lowlands.
Judging by the amount of wood used, maybe that's why Iceland is totally deforested...
>I have my doubts about the accuracy of the isometric views, however.
>The point of dry stone walls is surely to reduce the need for timber,
>yet the those illustrations seem to show the stone walls as merely
>padding. Also, the turf on the roof seems much thicker than I'd have
>expected.
Certainly heavier & more elaborate than I'd expected. Are the roofs turfed or thatched? Looks turfed, I agree, but the thickness would suit thatching (and I'm relieved to see my earlier comment of no apparent smokehole seems to hold for these - although the section immediately above the hearth is cut out, there seems to be no provision for a hole in the timber construction).
>The floorplans are good, however.
They are good in general, and more elaborate in layout than the 'standard' longhouse described on this list, which gives a bit of variety.
Wulf
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