Old Photograph Crofter Reading By The Fire On Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of a Crofter reading by the fire in his cottage on Isle of Skye, Scotland. Crofting was a form of land tenure and small scale food production peculiar to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, crofting evolved from a turbulent period in the nineteenth century during the Highland Clearances. It was largely a means to sustain populations. In the 21st century, it is found predominantly in the rural Western and Northern isles and in the coastal fringes of the western and northern Scottish mainland.



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