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A roof covering composed of straw or reeds.  Thatch has been used since at least 500 BCE.  Materials used for thatch roofs include wheat straw, oats, marsh reeds, broom, heather, bracken, and various grasses.
 
A roof covering composed of straw or reeds.  Thatch has been used since at least 500 BCE.  Materials used for thatch roofs include wheat straw, oats, marsh reeds, broom, heather, bracken, and various grasses.
  
== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
Clive Fewins "Thatch in the 21st Century" Building Conservation Directory 2001: [http://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/thatch/thatch.htm Link]
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* Clive Fewins "Thatch in the 21st Century" Building Conservation Directory 2001: [http://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/thatch/thatch.htm Link]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:18, 8 June 2022

Description

A roof covering composed of straw or reeds. Thatch has been used since at least 500 BCE. Materials used for thatch roofs include wheat straw, oats, marsh reeds, broom, heather, bracken, and various grasses.

Resources and Citations

  • Clive Fewins "Thatch in the 21st Century" Building Conservation Directory 2001: Link

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