Show peat still popular in many places in the british isles isle peat la Is still exclusively used for heat beat the custom of cutting the peat and drying it for use during the winter months still persists pc in the very northernmost part of scotland the county t f caithness one of the tha features feature of a peat fire la is the lazy hole to so called because its contents the ashes which fall from the fire need only be removed once a week the lost member of the family to retire at night removes the embers from the hearth to the lazy hole where they smolder among the ashes throughout the night when morning comes the embers are replaced on the hearth and in this th company of a fresti freen of peat soon break into a cheerful blaze |