Replica prehistoric roundhouse planned for Gairloch
An illustration of how the roundhouse would look like at Gairloch if planning permission is granted
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A Highland museum has proposed building a replica Iron Age roundhouse.
The homes, which had circular stone walls and turf roofs, were once found across Scotland during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.
Gairloch Museum said its design would be based on archaeological evidence gathered from excavations of a roundhouse site at nearby Achtercairn.
Plans for the project have been submitted to Highland Council, and the museum said it was awaiting confirmation of funding.
About 200 roundhouse sites have been identified across the wider Gairloch area, and they date from the late Bronze and Iron Ages - about 2,800 to 1,600 years ago.
The museum said its roundhouse would not be a static exhibit, but a working space.
It has proposed making it available to schools and for community activities.
An application for full planning permission has been submitted to Highland Council.
Other places in the Highlands where the remains of roundhouses have been found include the site of a new prison in Inverness, and at Tore on the Black Isle.