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Harling (wall finish)
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Harling is a rough-cast wall finish consisting of lime and aggregate, known for its rough texture. Many castles and other buildings in Scotland and Ulster have walls finished with harling. It is also
Close view of the harling at Craigievar Castle
Close view of the harling at Craigievar Castle
Craigievar Castle
Craigievar Castle
The Great Hall at Stirling Castle
The Great Hall at Stirling Castle
The East turnpike turret at Falkland Palace (on right), now without a surface finish, was harled by "Callum perjonar" in 1540.
The East turnpike turret at Falkland Palace (on right), now without a surface finish, was harled by "Callum perjonar" in 1540.
Pargeting
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Pargeting is a decorative or waterproof plastering applied to building walls. The term, if not the practice, is particularly associated with the English counties of Suffolk and Essex. In the neighbour
Harling (wall finish)
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Pargeting on the upper wall of the County Museum in Clare, Suffolk.
Pargeting on the upper wall of the County Museum in Clare, Suffolk.
The Ancient House in Ipswich has a particularly fine example of pargeting, depicting scenes from the four continents. When the hall was built in 1670,
The Ancient House in Ipswich has a particularly fine example of pargeting, depicting scenes from the four continents. When the hall was built in 1670, Australia and Antarctica had not yet been discovered by Europeans, and the Americas were considered a single continent.