The last remaining thatched cottage of its kind in south-west Scotland has been given approval to upgrade its visitor ...

The Cruck Cottage is the last of its kind in south-west Scotland The last remaining thatched cottage of its kind in south-west Scotland is hoping to upgrade its visitor offering - to include running ...

ONCE upon a time, there were crucks everywhere – not crucks as in crooked criminals, but crucks as in crooked timbers which formed the frames of ancient buildings. A cruck house was usually a cheap, ...

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A cottage in Torthorwald dating back to the 18th century has re-opened, after it was damaged by a fire in January (2018). Cruck Cottage has a thatched roof supported by oak crucks, and the original ...

TORTHORWALD’S A-Listed historic Cruck Cottage is to appear in a Christmas Eve TV documentary, The Santa Files. Broadcaster John Sergeant (pictured below) attended a Santa School in the quirky building ...

Volunteer trustees of a historic Dumfriesshire building have found themselves taking on a new role preserving the memory of a famous Scottish missionary. Torthorwald’s A-listed thatched Cruck Cottage ...

The last remaining thatched cottage of its kind in south-west Scotland is hoping to upgrade its visitor offering - to include running water and a toilet. The A-listed Cruck Cottage at Torthorwald in ...