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Troy Holt

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Troy Holt is our former Thatching and Drystone Dyking Craft Fellow, part of our Trainee and Craft Fellowship Programme. He is hosted by Master Thatcher and Dyker Brian Wilson. Troy has a MA in English Literature and Philosophy from the University of Glasgow. His work involves maintaining and repairing both traditional and new buildings. His work supports the retention of critically endangered thatching skills and practices in Scotland, and a range of traditional building crafts.

Posts by Troy Holt

How to pick heather for roof thatching

Wednesday 27 August 2025


In this blog Troy Holt, our former Thatching and Drystone Dyking Craft Fellow, shares a film about the little-known skill and explains how learning to pick heather might help Scottish thatching crafts thrive.