Stone and Thatch Cottage at Denhay
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Stone and Thatch Cottage at Denhay by Nigel Mykura as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
![](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/26/46/4264639_65ea3af5.jpg)
Image: © Nigel Mykura Taken: 29 Nov 2014
This stone cottage on the northern slopes of Denhay Hill is made of limestone. The upper and main part of the walls is of golden oolitic lime stone similar to Ham Hill stone. The lower two or three courses of stone are made from Bothenhampton or "Baunton" stone which is a dense limestone that is impervious and was often used to ensure the lower part of the wall was waterproof. It was a more expensive stone so was used sparingly.
Image Location
![](https://b.tile.openstreetmap.org/17/64512/44017.png)
![](https://c.tile.openstreetmap.org/17/64513/44017.png)
![](https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/17/64511/44017.png)
![](https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/17/64514/44017.png)
![](https://c.tile.openstreetmap.org/17/64510/44017.png)
![](https://b.tile.openstreetmap.org/17/64515/44017.png)
![Marker](https://streetguide.co.uk/includes/images/marker-icon-2x.png)