Pictish Wheelhouse Build

[Mitch K]

I've put up a post on my blog on building a simple Pictish Wheelhouse:

http://mitchwargaming.blogspot.com/2011/12/simple-pictish-buildings-part-1.html

Here's a picture of the offending item:



Enjoy!

[Andym]

It IS good!....but why(and I may be being a idiot here) is it called a wheelhouse? Is it the shape of the building?

[inkydave]

Really nice, the stone work is particularly good.

It IS good!....but why(and I may be being a idiot here) is it called a wheelhouse? Is it the shape of the building?

IIRC you are correct in your suspicion. The building has a central circular room like a hub and walls eminating from it like spokes. The spaces between the 'spokes' make individual rooms. I did Romano-Celtic studies at uni but it was a long long very long time ago.