Research Papers needed; fuels and firelighting methods in the Outer Hebrides.

[Tengu]

A proper academic paper for once.

But I need data.

any suggestions?

 

[Jared]

Tried Google Scholar?

https://scholar.google.com/ ?

 

[TLM]

Sorry, can't avoid images from Men in the Ministry ...

 

[Tengu]

Yes, I tried Google Scholar...

I now know lots about Black houses and cruisies.

But peat burning logistics evade me...anyone burned peat?

 

[crosslandkelly]

Any help?

9. ENERGY USE OF PEAT

Peat: The Forgotten Fossil Fuel

Don't get bogged down—learn why peat is the "forgotten fossil fuel."

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[crosslandkelly]

Bronze Age fuel: the oldest direct evidence for deep peat cutting and stack construction? | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Bronze Age fuel: the oldest direct evidence for deep peat cutting and stack construction? - Volume 76 Issue 293

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Request PDF | Bronze Age fuel: The oldest direct evidence for deep peat cutting and stack construction? | Introduction Peat has been used as a fuel and as an additive to arable fields to aid fertility since prehistoric times in many parts of northern... | Find, read and cite all the research you...

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[Tengu]

That looks handy if only to say it has been used an awfully long time

 

[Fadcode]

A lot of the Outer Hebrides Islands look quite similar to the Moors in the South West, Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor, and what is noticeable is the lack of trees, we do know that the Moors and most of the country was once dense forest, and we can assume that the trees were used as fossil fuels, it would be interesting to know, once the trees were gone did the inhabitants turn to burning the peat, and if they did, then they could well have depleted the supply of peat quite quickly, did they then move on to other areas where there was a good supply of trees or peat.
Regarding lighting fires and the methods used, I would assume flint would be the main method, and I also think that fires were never allowed to go out, this would mean that small settlements would be moved to areas of plentiful supply, in order to ensure a good supply of fuel , whether it was trees or peat. The Hebrides are covered in small lakes and indentations, maybe these were the original areas of extraction.