A new page for an old craft.
I thatch in Scottish Highland and Island style, which is quite different from English thatching techniques.
Materials and styles that I work with:
I work all over Scotland with a team of three thatchers, Myself, Toad and Weaver.
We're not "Master Thatchers" the way the trade has in England, but then again, the Highlands didna really have such, historically speaking. Houses were maintained communally, by rotation within the townships. Today we have less than ten professional thatchers in Scotland (although a very small number of owners still maintain their own thatch, as we used to do).
Most, but not all, of the roving professionals use the indigenous styles of the Highlands and Islands, these being quite different to the styles of our southern neighbours. For example, many of the thatching materials are put on a Scottish roof when still green; although our English cousins have need to import their Long Straw etc from abroad now, we still gather materials local to the job; while an English thatch will last 10-15 years without much intervention, a Scottish thatch gets a little maintenance every year.
Contact: 01764 681682
