Cruck with feet set in solid walls above ground level; the blades must reach well down the walls, or the truss is considered to be not a cruck, but a Principal with Curved Feet
contrast Principal with curved feet
A) Base cruck B) Spere truss C) Secondary truss D) Raised cruck E) Upper cruck
a) Wall plate b) Cusp c) Cusped windbrace d) Ridge piece (ridge purlin) e) Principal rafter f*) Plate g) Purlin h) Cranked tiebeam l) Ceiling beam