_1021 Cruck Cottage "<p align="left">The last remaining Cruck Cottage in Dumfries and Galloway. Fashioned from local materials with traditional skills, this cottage, like its many lost companions, was simply constructed on three massive oak cruck frames, fastened together with oak pegs. Thatched, lime washed and earth floored, the cottage still possesses a hanging lum fireplace constructed from cob. <\/p><p align="left">The Cruck Cottage was lived in until the 1960s, and then fell into disrepair. It was restored by Solway Heritage in 1990 using the same traditional skills and local materials. The thatch was again renewed in 2004.<br \/><br \/>The Cottage is Category A listed by Historic Scotland, and now of a great rarity in Scotland. Much of its maintenance and exciting plans for its future are now undertaken by the Cruck Cottage Heritage Association, who look forward to meeting visitors during the weekend, and plying them with tea and home baking.<\/p>" Organization "<p align="left">The last remaining Cruck Cottage in Dumfries and Galloway. Fashioned from local materials with traditional skills, this cottage, like its many lost companions, was simply constructed on three massive oak cruck frames, fastened together with oak pegs. Thatched, lime washed and earth floored, the cottage still possesses a hanging lum fireplace constructed from cob. <\/p><p align="left">The Cruck Cottage was lived in until the 1960s, and then fell into disrepair. It was restored by Solway Heritage in 1990 using the same traditional skills and local materials. The thatch was again renewed in 2004.<br \/><br \/>The Cottage is Category A listed by Historic Scotland, and now of a great rarity in Scotland. Much of its maintenance and exciting plans for its future are now undertaken by the Cruck Cottage Heritage Association, who look forward to meeting visitors during the weekend, and plying them with tea and home baking.<\/p>" 55.08882 -3.513919