Barton, T. (2012). Historic Building Recording Roof Repairs at Hamilton's Land Linlithgow. Perth: Alder Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1019716. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Historic Building Recording Roof Repairs at Hamilton's Land Linlithgow
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Series:		 Alder Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The National Trust for Scotland commissioned Alder Archaeology to carry out a Historic Building Recording on the roof at 42-44 High Street, Linlithgow which is part of a group of 16th century buildings known as Hamilton's land. The requirement was to record the nature of the original roof as it was exposed during essential repairs. The sarking was found to comprise pit-sawn Scots pine planks of a variety of lengths and widths. Stone slates had been attached to it using large headed hand forged wrought iron clout type nails. The roof itself was found to be of common rafter form with most of the original rafters surviving, though a few had been reinforced or replaced with new rafters in the 19th or 20th century. All original timbers were found to be adze trimmed softwood, probably Scots pine, and most were whole though some were halvedand a few quartered. Rafter pairs were connected at the apex with pegged mortise and tenon joints. Differences in collar widths and assembly marks suggested that the N roof may have stood alone prior to the construction of the S. This pointed to the possibility that Hamilton's Land was at one stage set back from the High Street. It is hoped that future dendrochronology of timbers will be able to provide precise dates for the two roofs and further clarify the precise building sequence.
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Author:		 Tamlin Barton
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Publisher:		 Alder Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
West of Scotland Archaeological Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: Hamilton's Land
Parish: LINLITHGOW
County: West Lothian
Country: Scotland
Location - Auto Detected: 4244 High Street Linlithgow
Location - Auto Detected: High Street
Grid Reference: 300398, 677131 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) Shoe Fragments (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) Roof (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) Tenement (Monus)
20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: alderarc1-120260
OBIB: LL05
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016