Picturesque English cottages and their doorway gardens (1905)
Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930 · Philadelphia : J.C. Winston · leaf 78
he sidesas low as six feet from the ground. This isa very curious form of house. In the west ofIreland and Scotland there are similarlyshaped dwellings built of stone, evidently of the boat-shaped type,wood withforked roof, ismentioned i nthe old Welshlaws,* and iscalled a sum-m e r-h o u s e.This… … Place-names ending in set or seat usuallymark these summer abodes. The winterhouse was in the valley by the snug farm,whither the sheep were taken when the coldweather set in. Many old houses contain the germ of theforked building though disguised by subse-quent alterations. Walls were built of…
Architecture, Domestic
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