Hoop iron
Short Guide: Traditional Scottish Brickwork, published, on 1 March 2014 by Historic Environment Scotland, defines a hoop iron as: ‘A type of re-enforcement in which flat bars of wrought iron, often dipped in tar and sand, are laid at regular intervals in a wall such as every 4th or 6th course.’
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