Old photograph of Strath village, Gairloch, Scotland. During the Highland Clearances people were moved from the inland glens to make way for sheep. They were settled on the coast. At Strath a raised beach provided flat land for subsistence farming which was combined with fishing, in particular cod fishing. Each crofter would have grown some hemp to be used for nets and lines. Strath is one of several small communities on the shore of Loch Gairloch.
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