The Touchwood Project

The latest way we’ve been describing what we’re developing with Touchwood is a ’21st century, luxury Skara Brae’. For those who don’t know what Skara Brae is, it’s a Stone Age village that is a World Heritage site. The houses were at least partially underground, with connecting tunnels. This is a photo of one of several of the houses. You can see the (thought to be) box bed on the left, and stone dresser on the… Read the rest of this article >>

Today we caravanned along the road to check out the first straw bale house being built on Orkney. Our interest is both personal, as a home for ourselves, and for Touchwood, as potential accommodation eco-cottages. I have to say, it’s a strong contender in the quest to find the best eco-friendly, locally available and enduring building material. Nick Morrison and Amazonails… Read the rest of this article >>