Northern Scottish bow tent,gypsy tent,nomad tent,travelers tent,tinklers/bender tent, in the making
Channel: JAGGY BUNNET
Date: 2020-05-23

the traditional part of this tent is the frame,(pre-formed hoops of hazel were set in a row and secured with a long pole at the ridge.tarpaulins were stretched over the top,held down with a row of large stones) and this is my version of the covers,  it is claimed that after the battle of culloden when the clans were broken up,families roamed the glens with no shelter, and the bow tent was used to protect against the cold winds and rain,it was used right up to the 1960s,were it was often seen along canal banks,(these tents are likely to be the same design as used by the first hunter gatherers who came to Tiree after the last ice age,9000 years ago.they were remarkably strong, Gordon Stewart)tinker
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(especially in former times) a person who makes a living by travelling from place to place mending pans and other metal utensils.