Old Photograph Gathering Peat Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of gathering peat on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.In the 18th and 19th centuries, trees were scarce in the Highlands. Peat was a free, albeit " back-breaking, " alternative to expensive coal.

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