Farm Buildings and Agricultural Settlement Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Nucleation and dispersal Agricultural Economy Buildings for livestock Buildings for grain and fodder Buildings for land working Byre, Glenyerrock, Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire A byre is a cattle house with stalls. The stalls were used as a place to milk cows throughout the year and to house them throughout the day in winter. In some non-dairying areas, such as north-east Scotland, byres are also used as winter housing for beef cattle. The right-hand end of the building houses a dairy, for processing milk into butter or cheese. The use of whitewash – originally lime-based – gives a clean finish and is common in the south-west of Scotland. Slate is the usual roofing material. Resource pack   1     2     3     4