Earth Building UK & Ireland – Celebrating Turf Traditions: The Engine Shed, Stirling Wednesday 5th September 2018
Turf is the Cinderella of earth building in the UK, long forgotten and almost vanished, but it was a historically a key construction material until the 19th century. Recently there has been a surge in recording on archaeological sites, renewed interest in the skills and diversity of this tradition, and recognition of its wider bio-regional context.
EBUKI is holding a day of wide-ranging presentations sharing recent experience of turf building from practitioners in Scotland, Iceland and Ireland. There will be group discussions
on focused themes to inform future partnership activities. Join us for a day relevant to heritage professionals and enthusiasts engaged with vernacular culture.
• Turf Archaeology how can we make sense of what we find – recent projects in Glenshee and Glen Coe
• Turf Landscapes what are the bioregional & local patterns – Iceland, Ireland, Lewis and Longforgan
• Skills Training what do we need, can a national strategy & European partnerships have a growing role?
• Sharing Knowledge what outreach activities succeed – The Sheiling Project, Tay Landscape Partnership
• Sheiling Culture is the last traditional turf sheiling still out there?
• Sustaining Historic Turf what repair materials & techniques work – Huntly, St Kilda & Culloden
• The value of Reconstructions what can we learn by replication – Newtonmore & the Netherlands
• Contemporary Turf Building – is a living tradition possible – Scotland and Iceland
See here for more information.