HOUSING Please choose one ADMINISTRATION AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS COMMUNICATIONS CONFLICT CULTIVATION ENCLOSURES ENERGY EXTRACTION FLOODING GRAZINGS HOUSING KNOWLEDGE LEISURE MANUFACTURE PERCEPTION SETTLEMENTS TRADES Vernacular housing Estate housing Industrial housing Farm houses Public housing Lairds' housing Gloag croft, Foula, Walls parish, Shetland The design of vernacular houses varies in character from region to region, adding distinctiveness to the landscape. In Shetland, houses are often set in parallel ranges with their farm buildings. Here the house (centre, right) has a byre in front of it, slightly down-slope. The thatch is held down by home-made ropes, from which stones are hung as weights. The walls are built from dry stone rubble. Resource pack   1     2     3     4