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Turf house

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a house or shed formed of turf, common in the northern parts of Europe.

See also: Turf



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com CAPTION(S): Historic: A recreation of an old Icelandic turf house from the Saga days.
The quartet, led by renowned country-picker Jim Hornsby, launched their debut album, Turf House (Root & Fifth Records) at the venue last May.
Everything manmade defers to the terrifying grandeur of the natural world, yet from the earliest turf houses (literally grafted from the earth) to very particular interpretations of Nordic functionalism, the most memorable Icelandic architecture is a gutsy synthesis of the pragmatic and the poetic.
 
 
 
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