dimensions of a croft house

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I am planning to make a scale ( 1/12th ) model of a highland croft house, and then decorate and furnish it.

Could someone please give me the dimensions of a house please, together with a floor plan if possible. I want the house to be as accurate as possible.
 
I doubt anyone here just happens to know the dimensions of a croft house (not that they were built to standard dimensions) without googling for it (which you could easily do yourself). It's not really the type of thing we cover on this website.

The obvious people to ask would be these people: http://www.crofting.org/index.php/home
 
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https://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/v1/product_detail.htm?productid=234

You might want to try Historic Conservation Publication, not sure it the link works, if not cut & paste it. There's a book called "The Hebridean Blackhouse - A Guide to Materials, Construction and Maintenance". I don't know what the contents are but I would image there are drawing & plans included and for six quid the books are incredable value for money, I've bought a few for work use.
 
As gerwyn42 has indicated, Historic Scotland's various publications and website contain a wealth of information on these dwellings. The most fruitful source of information will probably be local Historical Societies - situated in areas where there are ruins or preserved examples of these dwellings. Again Historic Scotland can be used to find these societies.

I would advise against using the term 'croft house' in any online search - this term tends to be used to describe a modern style of Scottish house building and you will end up wading through modern planning applications etc. Ideally the area specific name ie, the Hebridean Blackhouse should be used, but 'croft cottage' or 'croft dwelling' will also allow the various society sites to be searched.
 
If croft houses are anything like the ones on the moors there won’t be any exact dimensions, what has to be remembered is, that back then there was no planning permission needed to build a home on land you owned, if you rented the land you would need the permission of the landowner to erect a dwelling but that would have been agreed when you rented the land.
If you needed extra room later on you would build an extension to accommodate the need
So I feel that your best bet is to go and look at a few,, either via Google or better with your own eyes, check out the Scottish Heritage museums websites or again go and take a look.

I like the idea of your project and I admire you for having a go, maybe the Mods will allow you to post a few pics on here when you have completed it, if not Id be grateful if you would PM me few. Good Luck
 
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