We are currently building a reconstruction of a roundhouse modelled on ones from the late Iron Age Glastonbury Lake Village site.

All previous reconstructions have been wrong because it is only since the recent excavations that we have realised how slender the wall posts were and how short lived (10 year life) the structures were. The new reconstruction therefore offers the opportunity to build the first ever accurate reconstruction of a lake village dwelling. Water reed is being used for the thatch.

The 3 roundhouses built on the old Peat Moors Centre each lasted about 12 years. For more information click on roundhouses. The small hazel poles that form the dwarf walls are long enough to continue up to the ridge line, creating a naturally curving domed roof. The dwarf wattle walls will be daubed and a clay floor made with a central hearth.