Old Photograph Ghillies Highland Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Ghillies in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. A Ghillie or gillie is a Scots term that refers to a man or a boy who acts as an attendant on a fishing, fly fishing, hunting, or deer stalking expedition, primarily in the Highlands or on rivers such as the River Spey or River Tay. In origin it referred especially to someone who attended on his employer or guests. A ghillie may also serve as a gamekeeper employed by a landowner to prevent poaching on his lands, control unwelcome natural predators such as fox or otter and monitor the health of the wildlife.



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