Cruck Cottage
The Cruck cottage is a very rare surviving example of a building type that would once have been common in Dumfriesshire and southern Scotland from medieval times through to the early 19th century. Built from oak tree trunks the walls might once have been clay or turf and the roof of heather turf thatch. ‘Improved’ during the course of its life, the cottage was rescued from demolition in the 1970s and gifted to Solway Heritage. It has been carefully repaired using local authentic materials and traditional tools and is now looked after by the Cruck Cottage Heritage Association. The cottage has been fully furnished in the Victorian style to reflect the final stages of its life.
Cruck Cottage
