Old Photographs Crofters Cottage Staffin Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of crofters cottages in Staffin on the North East coast of the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Staffin is located on the A855 road about 17 miles North of Portree and is overlooked by the Trotternish Ridge with the famous rock formations of The Storr and the Quirang. The district comprises 23 townships made up of, from south to north, Rigg, Tote, Lealt, Lonfearn, Grealin, Breackry, Cul-nan-cnoc, Bhaltos, Raiseburgh, Ellishader, Garafad, Clachan, Garros, Marrishader, Maligar, Stenscholl, Brogaig, Sartle, Glasphein, Digg, Dunan, Flodigarry and Greap. Fossilised footprints and bone remains found near Staffin on the Isle of Skye show that rarely preserved Middle Jurassic dinosaurs once roamed there. With 15% of all mid-Jurassic discoveries worldwide made on Skye, Scotland’s Dinosaur Isle has become an important geological heritage site in recent years. 165 million years ago, the island was part of the huge landmass of Laurentia, which also included North America. In fact, footprint evidence that matches the dinosaur species discovered on Skye have also been found in Wyoming, America. The areas on Skye where dinosaur remains and footprints are found today were once swampland, part of an estuary system.

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