08 January 2024, Starts: 19:30

The Wood in Vernacular Buildings in the Highlands

Online talk by Roland Spencer-Jones

Organised by Fortrose and Rosemarkie Local History Society. Talks are open to members, with membership costing £5/year. To apply for membership send your name (as it will appear in Zoom gallery) and your email address to fortroserosemarkiehistory@gmail.com. 

Wood has supported the roofs and sides of buildings in the Highlands for millennia. However, the way that it has been used has varied during that time. In this talk we will explore the structural support that wood gave to the vernacular buildings of the Highlands over the last three centuries, from posts to crucks to rafters.