Old Photographs Burning Kelp Scotland

Old photograph of crofters burning kelp on Island Of Harris, Scotland. Seaweed was gathered and laid out to dry before being burned in a kelp kiln. Kelp making was the changing or conversion of seaweed into ash, which was used in many things, particularly the production of soda and iodine.

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