Ilbarych Rural Buildings

The Bothy

A one-room dwelling, with a hearth-and-chimney on one wall.
Chamber: This room is used as living space and kitchen.
- Residents usually sleep on bedding in front of the hearth for warmth.
Loft: Also includes an under-roof loft space about half the length of structure, anchored to the wall opposite the chimney, and accessed by ladder.
- It is only about four feet in height – a loft space, rather than an actual second room.
- This space is often used for either sleeping space if the bothy hosts more than one person, or storage space.
Communal Garden: Though a bothy almost never has its own garden plot, they are usually built around a garden plot shared by three to five of the small structures.
- All the residents of those bothies are assumed to contribute to the garden's growth, and to share in its bounty.
Usage: In a Crowndom settlement, a bothy is usually leased to either a bachelor or Bounded (single or couple, occasionally with a small child or two at most).

A two-room dwelling, with a central chimney and two hearths, one in each room.
Hall: One chamber is typically used as general living space, with a trestle table and benches.
- It is not uncommon for this space to be used for sleeping chambers at night.
Kitchen: The second chamber is typically used as general food preparation space, and for other work that benefits from hearth and water basin.
Upper Lofts: Wooden planks form a loft space in the upper parts of the dwelling, providing two loft-spaces about four to feet high above each of the main chambers. They are accessed via ladders.
- These are commonly used as sleeping spaces by the family here, who tend to sleep huddled up against the stone chimneys which retain the heat of the day's fires long into the night.
Cottage Garden: A cottage always has a singular, private garden plot, for growing foodstuffs for the household.
Usage: In a typical settlement, the cottage is the most common type of dwelling, allocated to families of tenant farmers or Bounded workers.

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