A Virtual Tour of Higher Uppacott- a Dartmoor longhouse

Medieval yeoman farmers on Dartmoor lived in longhouses alongside their animals. Some of these longhouses can still be seen across the moor today but over time many of them have been converted and made more comfortable; losing some of their historic features.
Higher Uppacott is a wonderful example of a traditional Dartmoor longhouse which still has its living quarters at one end and the shippon for cattle at the other.
Join DNPA Guide Ian Johnstone for a virtual guided tour of this fascinating building looking at the clues that tell us how people lived in it for hundreds of years. This is a story of how each generation tried to make the building more comfortable, making small improvements over time which can be seen in the fabric of the walls, windows and even the thatch.
This is an online talk organised by Dartmoor National Park as part of a programme of monthly talks bringing Dartmoor's incredible heritage to you in the comfort of your own home. So grab your laptop, tablet or phone, find somewhere cosy, pour yourself a cup of tea and sit back as we bring Dartmoor to you.
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[@charlottehodge4312]

This was my grandparents house for many years, I have any wonderful memories here. Would be great to see once converted back.

[@michaelcurtis8323]

Fascinating video, thank you.

[@kc3718]

some of the early European farming longhouses from the neolithic had the animals housed on the ground floor with the humans above, in the stink and warmth, in the eaves !