> 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.
Hmm, think so? I would have thought longhouses would be almost all
timber...
Also, the turf appears to be buttressed in these diagrams, usually thought
to be a later style.
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