Icelandic turf houses (Icelandic: torfbæir [ˈtʰɔrvˌpaijɪr̥]) are timber structures with turf walls and turf as a cover for the roof. Turf houses have been constructed since Iceland was settled in the 9th …

A goahti (Northern Sámi), goahte (Lule Sámi), gåhte (Pite Sámi), gåhtie (Ume Sámi) or gåetie (Southern Sámi), (also gábma), (Norwegian: gamme, Finnish: kota, Swedish: kåta), is a Sami …

Goahti in Swedish, or Gamme in Norwegian, is a traditional Sami (indigenous people of northern Scandinavia) turf hut. For its construction, first, a wooded frame is built, and then the frame is …

In this travel-blog, I am going to show you all of the original turf houses - the turf churches, the latter-time turf houses, hypothetical turf houses, turf outhouses, turf fishermen's huts, turf …

Turf huts – or earth huts – are still seen in many towns in Greenland, but mostly in connection with exhibitions at local museums. The turf hut was the most common type of dwelling, as they …

Jun 18, 2024 · On a clearing in the woods on Senja Island, you find a unique piece of preserved architecture; a goahti – or turf hut – used as a permanent dwelling until 1963. It traces the path …

Dec 31, 2014 · The turf hut – a low, square, stone structure supported by wooden beams of driftwood – was robust, sturdy, and well insulated. They could, in fact, be more or less, …

Turf huts, or Earth huts, were a common form of Inuit dwelling. They were robust and insulated enough to live in permanently. A typical Inuit hut was low, with walls made of large stones and …

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