Tour Scotland photograph of cottages and houses in the small fishing village of Pennan, setting of the movie Local Hero on the north coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Pennan seems to have come into existence as a fishing village in the 18th century. Until the 1930s, the population of the village had three main surnames; Watt, Gatt and West. The people of Pennan were dependent on the sea. Most families had small boats for their own personal use. Where the men would catch the fish, it was usually down to the women and children to try to sell it to clients around the country. In the last 50 years, most of the native families have moved out and most of the houses have been bought as holiday homes.
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1 comment:
So serene and beautiful a setting. No wonder location scouts have been wandering all over Scotland for 20 years or more - there are a million places suitable for background shots.
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