Shepherds Hut

This is a circular dry stone Shepherds Hut with a corbelled roof, no mortar or cement used just 50 ton of bedded sandstone. around it is a dry stone walled enclosure.

[Dianne]

What a neat little hut and cleverly done without cement.

[Peter]

@dide Thank you for your comments, this example is a typical Yorkshire design from the 1800's:)

[Peter Grave]

Wonderful shot Peter.Can you go inside it for a look & photo ?

[Babs]

Very impressive hut and I love the stonework.

[Peter]

@peterlgrave Thanks Peter I tried to get inside but the door was locked, suspect it's now used as a store:)

[Peter]

@onewing Thank you Babs its very well constructed without any gaps in the stones, its the first one I've seen but there are still a few around Yorkshire:)

[Denise Wood]

Amazing :)

[Peter]

@gilbertwood Thank you for your comment Denise, these were generally built on hill farms, shepherds used them as shelter especially at lambing time:)

[Hazel]

Looks cosy. No windows?

[Peter]

@quietpurplehaze Thanks Hazel its very bleak on those Yorkshire hills no need for windows to let the cold in, lol:)

[Hazel]

@pcoulson

Electric light?!!

[Peter]

@quietpurplehaze Ha Ha little to long ago and miles away from power, I could not get into the hut but suspect we would find an old whale oil lamp hanging from the roof:)

[Hazel]

@pcoulson

I could imagine the smell!

[Tatiana]

В этой хижине наверное всегда прохладно.

[Peter]

@simta Спасибо Татьяне, я подозреваю, вы правы, но она была заперта, и я не мог попасть внутрь, чтобы проверить :)

[Margo]

Very neat little building

[Peter]

@777margo Thank for you for finding the time to comment Margo:)