Traditional Materials
Scotland has a rich range of materials used in traditional construction, and a suite of special skills that grew with them in response to local climate, geology and plants. These images illustrate our work to conserve these materials and sustain the intangible heritage of traditional skills.
turf walling (Glen Doll)
cast glass (Scalan Mills)
corrugated iron (Scalan)
cobbled floors (Scalan)
plasterwork (Cupar Burgh Chambers)
lime harl (Monimail Tower)
joinerywork (Elie)
pantiles (Fife)
limewash & distempers (Logie Schoolhouse)
paper finishes (Fife)
slate roofing (Scalan)
thatch (Collessie)
cast iron (Falkland)
wattle (Monimail)
historic graffiti (Scalan)
brickwork (Logie Schoolhouse)
staircases (Fife)
beaten earth floors (Carse of Gowrie)
stained glass (Cupar Baptist Church)
earth mortars (Kilmichel, Bute)
electric fittings (Cupar Burgh Chambers)
historic graffiti (Scalan)
archaeological analysis (Moirlanich)
historic timbers (Dysart Tollbooth)
local sourcing (Bute)
wooden partitions (Scalan)
stone masonry (Limekilns)
zinc sheet fittings (Scalan)
wooden fixtures (Scalan)
stonecarving (Dysart Tollbooth)
mortar pointing (Moirlanich)
dendrochronology (Blairfindy Castle)
mudwall (Flatfield)
doors (Scalan)
timber boarding (Scalan)
rooflights (Cupar)
interiors (Cupar Burgh Chambers)