Old Photograph Fishing Boat And Crew Fair Isle Scotland

Old photograph of fisherman in a fishing boat by the Fair Isle, Scotland. Fair Isle is the most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom, lying around halfway between mainland Shetland and the Orkney island. 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 travel and visit one day.



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