Guest Badllarma Report post Posted May 8, 2006 Hi all i'm working on a 3D project at present and just stuck on one thing for texturing What would the building roofs of Roman forts built in the North of the UK (Cumbria) be made up of ? Would it be the tiles used every where else? Or materials around the area the buildings were built E.G Cumbrian slate cheers for any info andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pertinax 3 Report post Posted May 8, 2006 probably tiles made in the Chester "factory" ( with a Leg XX stamp)but local stone was always used ( more likely Hadrianic period onwards) for work if it could be obtained nearby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caldrail 152 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 Roman forts were as pre-fabricated as possible, so a supply of clay tiles may well have been available. Slate would have been used later I think, for repairs, if similar clay tiles weren't available. I'll check some sources on this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pertinax 3 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 Pre -Hadrianic till maybe about 150 AD many places were still "turf and timber" . Check the gallery for my tile shot from Luguvallum.In this area we only have stone and slate evidence from 150 onwards. http://spaces.msn.com/triclinium/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caldrail 152 Report post Posted May 13, 2006 Thatch was generally unacceptable as roofing due to material supply and fire risk, although it may have happened occaisionally. Wooden shingles (preferably oak) were a common alternative. As indicated, slate was a later development and only used if present in the area of construction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites