Old Photograph Crofters Carrying Baskets Of Peat To Lerwick Shetland Scotland

Old photograph of three Crofter wives carrying baskets of Peat to Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Lerwick is a name with roots in Old Norse and its local descendant, Norn, which was spoken in Shetland until the mid 19th century. The name " Lerwick " means bay of clay. The corresponding Norwegian name is Leirvik, leir meaning clay and vik meaning " bay " or " inlet ". Towns with similar names such as Leirvik exist in south western Norway and on the Faroe Islands

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