Black House, An Leth Meadhanach
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Black House, An Leth Meadhanach
Image: © Barbara Carr Taken: 10 Jun 2009
In a field of flag iris, this ruinous black house shows how the height of the roof was level with the tops of the pot-less chimneys, and how the heather-thatch became firmly knitted-together as natural grasses seeded themselves and rooted and grew throughout the roofing material.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.12881
Longitude
-7.377562