Medieval blacksmiths workshop
Above: Artist’s reconstruction of the building
in use. It dates to about 1300-1500 AD, when Birnie was a small
medieval village, long after the roundhouses had disappeared.
Left: The dark area in the foreground is a
medieval blacksmith’s workshop. A gulley defined one side. The
other side was open, with posts holding up the roof. An earlier
roundhouse is in the background.