Editing Thatching (section)

== Archaeology ==
[[File:Moirlanich Longhouse thatched roof 2.jpg|thumbnail|Excavation of the thatch at [[Moirlanich Longhouse]]]]
[[File:Moirlanich Longhouse thatched roof.jpg|thumbnail|Section through the thatch at [[Moirlanich Longhouse]]]]
Some thatched roofs in the UK are extremely old and preserve evidence of traditional materials and methods that had long been lost. In northern Britain this evidence is often preserved beneath corrugated sheet materials and frequently comes to light during the development of smaller rural properties. [[Historic Scotland]] have funded several research projects into thatching techniques and these have revealed a wide range of materials including broom, heather, rushes, cereals, bracken, turf and clay and highlighted significant regional variation.<ref>Walker, B, McGregor, C.& Stark, G 1996 Thatches and Thatching Techniques: A guide to conserving Scottish Thatching Traditions. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland Technical Advice Note 4.</ref><ref>Holden, T G 2010 Thatch, in Jenkins, M ed. The Traditional Building Materials of Scotland Building Scotland: Celebrating Scotland’s Traditional Buildings Materials. Historic Scotland</ref><ref>Holden, T G 1998 The Archaeology of Scottish Thatch. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland Technical Advice Note 13</ref>

More recent examples include the Moirlanich Longhouse, [[Killin]] owned by the [[National Trust for Scotland]] (rye, bracken & turf)<ref>Holden, T G 2012 Moirlanich Longhouse, Killin: Changing techniques in thatching. Vernacular Building 35, 39-47.</ref> and Sunnybrae Cottage, [[Pitlochry]] owned by [[Historic Scotland]] (rye, broom & turf).<ref>Holden, T G and Walker, B 2013 Sunnybrae Cottage, Pitlochry. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland Research report.</ref>