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To visualize what a d rocf I& like, mnsiderk l~(t-nintrnnth-eenmry phnopph<br />
fmm lreland rhowing flat stoner holding down the rod m<strong>of</strong> on a turf and stone house in<br />
Donegal (Fi$uce 46). Similvly shaped Sons were found in Ihe Renews haKe collapy,<br />
suggscing their use for the same function. b addition to holding the scds in plm. lqe<br />
stoner would serve rhe dwl purpose <strong>of</strong> adding weight to the m<strong>of</strong>. The high rindstha<br />
buffet the cost <strong>of</strong> Newfoundland. especially in winter, could easily dirlcdgc a p rly<br />
secured or lightweight mf fmm ~ s V u e ~ .<br />
Evidence fmm the mupation IVnIum knenth the h m m I k suggn~ hat the flmr<br />
plan w& divided into two arws. The eastern one-third was taken up by the hearth ma.<br />
whlle L e main ponion <strong>of</strong> the house had a flmr composed largely <strong>of</strong> sandy clay, a l ea in<br />
npproxim~tely twc-thirb <strong>of</strong> the living ma The greasy, sandy clay malrix dimvend<br />
over top <strong>of</strong> the <strong>be</strong>ach cobbles har bxn interpreted as an onhen flmr. Csnainly, the<br />
<strong>be</strong>achcobbles would not have <strong>be</strong>en n suitable flmring material as the low composition<br />
<strong>of</strong> the cobbler would have made fM UNure fmtin Lenses <strong>of</strong> the cream-coloured sandy<br />
clay were recorded in the flmr SmNm, along with in sit* pM rherdr and kash cobbler<br />
mixed throughout. These lenxr ue idenucal in muir and eolouras Ihe rubmtl found in<br />
a bormw ptc several meters fmm the houx whiehruggess thnt the flmr material was dug<br />
from this pit.<br />
The kmh was typical d revenleenth~nfq conager, alhugh it did display terrain