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I was really delighted to get an invitation to come visit the Mud Island Community Garden recently. When I visited Newcomen Court back in 2013 the garden was just getting started and I really hoped that it would develop as the location was just perfect …

This new website is years overdue so I am delighted to finally have a new home for Cottageology that will allow the website to grow and provide even more information for cottage enthusiasts and renovators everywhere! Do check it out (and let me know if …

Fushia cottage is a 4 bedroom cottage style dwelling with an office/study that could be utilised as a 5th or spare room. The cottage is designed with a traditional front elevation to face north and ample glazing to the South/West to take advantage of d …

Linear Farmhouse Cottage   A cottage of this size would generally have been owned by reasonably well off farmers.  It may have been extended from a smaller cottage to this size as the fortunes of the family progressed.  Inside the front door is a scree …

Labourer’s Cottage/Bothán   The Labourer’s cottage or Bothán Scóir was a small, basic, one roomed cottage.  They were typically built on a half acre which was rented to them by the farm owner.  The occupant would then work on the farm fo …