Roundhouses were the standard form of housing built in Britain and Ireland from the Bronze Age throughout the Iron Age, and in some areas well into the Sub Roman period. The people built walls made of either stone or of wooden posts joined by wattle-and-daub panels, and topped with a conical thatched roof.

This site is a directory of all the reconstructed roundhouses in the British Isles, and collates these into one simple index in order to create a record and a resource. Cofrestr o ail-greuadau o dai crwn, ledled Ynysoedd Prydain, yw'r wefan yma.

2 roundhouses: post-built turf roof, single-ring rebuilt after fire. www.stanwicklakes.org

Jun 7, 2024 · The roundhouses of the British Isles were primarily built by Celtic tribes, such as the Picts, Britons, and Gaels. These structures were constructed using a combination of timber posts, wattle and daub walls, and thatched roofs.

Aug 26, 2008 · Roundhouses provide a huge amount of architectural variation, and many design choices relied on which materials were available to people in their immediate landscape setting. There are, however, some clear house types. Ring-banks of stone and turf are features of upland Bronze Age landscapes.

3 roundhouses: stone walled, single-ring, post-ring Dismantled in 2013 www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/stfagans

Feb 28, 2011 · Archaeologists think that Iron Age people, and earlier Bronze Age people, in southern Britain mostly (though not always) lived in circular houses with conical thatched roofs. They are known as...

In Britain, roundhouses were commonly found at major railway depots throughout the steam era, but many fell into disuse or were demolished as diesel and electric locomotives became more common.

British roundhouses. 169 likes. www.britishroundhouses.com

Apr 15, 2010 · About British Bronze age and Iron age roundhouses, and how the influence of weather is increasingly downplayed by archaeologists looking for ritual significance in everything.