Old Photograph Crofters Moving Sheep By Boat Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of crofters moving sheep by boat on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Clan chiefs on the island encouraged the growth of the working population on their land so that they could exploit the profitable kelp industry. This seaweed was collected, prepared and sent south to make soap, fertilizers and other valuable products. When the market for kelp collapsed in the 1820s, the landlords turned to sheep for income, producing wool for the mills of the southern-based Industrial Revolution.



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