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Appendix 2 – Norse buildings

As for Post-medieval buildings

Udal, North Uist (Crawford and Switsur 1977, 132)
External dimensions 15 by 7, so perhaps 13 by 5 internal.
Internal area = 65
Roof surface area = 35.4 + 56.6 = 92
Rafter = 3.5

Drimore, South Uist (Maclaren 1974)
14 by 5m internally
Internal area = 70
Roof surface area = 35.4 + 63 = 98.4
Rafter = 3.5

Bornish, South Uist (Sharples 1997)
Building A, 10m by average 4.3m
Internal area = 43
Roof area = 26.2 + 34.7 = 50.9
Rafter = 3
Mound 3/Trench 1 building, 7.2 by 4m
Internal area = 28.8
Roof area = 22.6 + 29.4 = 52
Rafter = 2.8
Mound 3/Trench 2 structure, 3.8 by 4.6
Internal area = 17.5
Roof surface area = 20.4 + 4.3 = 24.7
Rafter = 3.4

Kilpheder (Brennand et al. nd)

House 007, 6.9 by 3.15
Internal area = 21.7
Roof surface area = 14.5 + 17.3 = 31.8
Rafter = 2.3

House 312, 8.36 by 3.92
Internal area = 32.8
Roof surface area = 14.5 + 20.1 = 34.6
Rafter = 2.3


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