Old Photograph Crofter With Ox And Cart Fair Isle Scotland

Old photograph of a crofter with an Ox and cart on Fair Isle, Scotland. This is an island in northern Scotland, lying around halfway between mainland Shetland and the Orkney Islands. The majority of the sixty islanders live in the crofts on the southern half of the island. Fair Isle has been occupied since the Bronze Age. Fair Isle is known for a traditional style of knitting. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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