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Forcegarth Pastures: archive photograph of the birch bark used in roofing
 
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Forcegarth Pastures: Birch bark

These are some of the pieces of birch bark found during the excavation at Forcegarth. Birch bark was used as roofing material underneath the thatch as it is good at keeping water out.

Learn more about roofing at Forcegarth.
 
PREHISTORIC BURIALROMAN PERIOD FARMANGLO-SAXON ROYAL PALACEMEDIEVAL VILLAGEMEDIEVAL CASTLEPOST-MEDIEVAL LEAD WORKINGTWENTIETH CENTURY COAL MINE