Many of them would have been thatched cottages, because of their thatched roofs. Nowadays there are not many of them.
believe they are 'divots'
DIVOT
They were the poorest people, also known as cottiers. They lived on a diet mostly made up of potatoes. Many died during the famine when most of the potato crop failed.
Green roofs are mainly made of cannabis.
Cottages can be made of brick, stucco, wood, or any other material. What designates a home as a cottage is usually the size. Cottages are usually small homes with small rooms consisting of one floor.
the roofs in the southern colonies were most likely made of hay
wood and sometimes cotton
Daisy Grenvile May, Countess of Warwick
Inca roofs were typically made out of thatch, a material composed of dried plants such as reeds or straw. Thatch was layered on top of a wooden framework to create a waterproof and insulating covering for Inca buildings.
Scottish crofts were often rooved with turf, sometimes over a layer of thatch.
Because they are there home made roofs and they are kind of poor people in life so that is why they have sloping roofs