Blackhouse

Reconstructed blackhouse, Highland Folk Museum

A blackhouse[1] (Irish: teach dubh [ˌtʲax ˈd̪ˠʊw]; Scottish Gaelic: t(a)igh-dubh[2] [t̪ʰə ˈt̪uh]) is a traditional type of house which used to be common in Ireland, the Hebrides, and the Scottish Highlands.

  1. ^ Look at the Blackhouse at Arnol Museum nan Eilean/Historic Scotland ISBN 0-86384-282-8
  2. ^ Coimhead air an Taigh-Dubh ann an Àrnol Museum nan Eilean/Historic Scotland ISBN 0-86384-282-8