D200 Ep 17: Gearrannan Blackhouses (Darwin200 visits a village of traditional Scottish stone houses)

[@christinegerard4974]

Thank you ! Great !

[@rrachelalma]

Would love to see the interior part of this house.

[@hawraaahmad4729]

Nice home

[@corydorastube]

You get two heats from peat. One when you cut it and another when you burn it.

[@joffrey.ph_]

Wow

[@Gaableend]

A minor point but I thought the roofs were traditionally covered in heather, not 'hay'. Also, it's a great pity to see (in the last few frames of the video) the hideous wind turbines sitting on the horizon. They're such a blight on our beautiful landscape....

[@IntrospectorGeneral]

I believe that they traditionally use Marram grass laid over turf on Lewis. It's a tall blade grass grows on coastal dunes.

[@corydorastube]

I quite like our wind turbines. Less of an eyesore than a petroleum refinery.

[@Priyo866]

Is this the same isle of Lewis where those famous medieval chess pieces were discovered?

[@R_McGeddon117]

Yes

[@corydorastube]

I have an aunt who was brought up in a black house.

[@MuneebKhan-yr6bh]

Showe inside house

[@markcarey8426]

Interesting. Would've liked a bit more detail. For eg I think they had two walls of stone, an inner and an outer.

[@MG-bs5mr]

Are you thinking of Brochs?

[@markcarey8426]

@@MG-bs5mr It's so long ago I cant recall what I was thinking. I just think it's an interesting and fundamental element in stone dwelling building in regard to insulation.

[@MG-bs5mr]

@@markcarey8426 sorry, I've just noticed that your comment was from a year ago Yeah double walls would have been good for insulation. Storage as well.

[@clairecadoux471]

There is a black house you can enter, not in that village tho. Also it is next to the first 'white house'. Not much detail in this video when more was available

[@Yellowcarlover]

I came here for school lol

[@barkershill]

Would have been better to see more of the houses and less of this guys face . Also he says “hay” while the camera shows what looks to me very like wheat straw .