Old Photographs Crofters With Oxen And Carts Fair Isle Scotland

Old photograph of crofters with an Oxen and carts on Fair Isle, Scotland. This is an island in northern Scotland, lying around halfway between mainland Shetland and the Orkney Islands. For two thousand years and more, oxen, or bullocks, were the main beasts of burden on British farms and roads. Then, in the 40 years from 1800 to 1840, they all but disappeared, hustled into history by social reforms, industrialisation and a growing need for speed. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to travel and visit one day.

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