Old Photograph Orbost Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Orbost, Isle Of Skye, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Swimming Cattle Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of crofters swimming cattle between grazings on Isle Of Skye, Scotland. It was an old tradition of having cattle swim between grazings on the islands of Scotland.



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Old Photograph Luib Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Luib, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. The place of Luib in history was ensured by the brief visit of Bonnie Prince Charlie during his flight after the collapse of the 1745 rising. There are several other tiny villages strung along this stretch of land, including Ard Dorch, Dunan and Strollamus.



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Old Photographs Ardvasar Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of crofters cottages in Ardvasar, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. A Scottish village near the southern end of the Sleat peninsula, on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is just to the south of the village of Armadale, where a ferry crosses to Mallaig. Nearby attractions include Armadale Castle and the Museum of the Isles.

Old photograph of crofters cottages in Ardvasar, Isle Of Skye, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Round Tower Uig Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of the Round Tower, Uig, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Built around 1860 this Drum-like folly guards Uig Bay from its southern headland opposite Rubha Idrigil. It was built for Major William Fraser, owner of Kilmuir estate from 1855. The house, Uig Lodge, was washed away in the great flood of 1877 just after he had organised Sky's last clearances.



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Old Photographs Sgurr nan Gillean Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of the West Ridge of Sgurr nan Gillean on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Sgùrr nan Gillean is the mountain closest to Sligachan, and its impressive triangular profile is visible behind the Sligachan hotel, making it perhaps the most recognised peak in the Cuillin range.

Old photograph of Sligachan on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Inaccessible Pinnacle Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Sgùrr Dearg is a mountain in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is topped by the Inaccessible Pinnacle referred to by mountaineers as the In Pin or In Pinn, a fin of rock measuring 150 feet (50 metres) along its longest edge. The top of the Inaccessible Pinnacle, which at 3,235 ft (986 m) is the highest point of Sgùrr Dearg and the only Munro with a peak that can only be reached by rock climbing. This makes it the biggest hurdle for many Munro baggers. First climbed by Charles and Lawrence Pilkington in 1880, the Pinnacle was never climbed by Sir Hugh Munro himself. Because of its status as the most difficult of the Munros it has now spawned a cottage industry for the local guides, who are frequently to be seen escorting parties of novice climbers. Unlike much of the Cuillin, the pinnacle is basalt not gabbro and thus is somewhat slippery in the wet.



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Old Photograph Crofter Cottage Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of a crofter outside his cottage on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Within crofting townships, individual crofts were established on the best land, and a large area of lesser quality hill ground was shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing. Crofters also harvested Peat which was an important source of fuel. The women often spun and dyed wool as well as hand knitting and weaving. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Roots in Scotland.



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Old Photographs Portree Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Portree, Isle Of Skye, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Crofter Reading By The Fire On Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of a Crofter reading by the fire in his cottage on Isle of Skye, Scotland. Crofting was a form of land tenure and small scale food production peculiar to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, crofting evolved from a turbulent period in the nineteenth century during the Highland Clearances. It was largely a means to sustain populations. In the 21st century, it is found predominantly in the rural Western and Northern isles and in the coastal fringes of the western and northern Scottish mainland.



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Old Photographs Carbost Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Carbost, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The Cuillin Mountains can be seen in the background. Carbost is a village on the south shore of Loch Harport on the Isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland. Carbost becomes a tourist hub in summer months due to the presence of the Talisker Whisky Distillery which is also one of the main employers in village along with the local pub, The Old Inn and the award winning local emporium. Carbost lies around 2.5 miles away from Portnalong.





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Old Photographs Loch Scavaig Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Loch Scavaig, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Passengers boarding the Lochnevis ferry which was built for the Mallaig, Kyle, Portree route, then the principal access to the Isle of Skye. She also gave popular cruises to Gairloch, Loch Torridon and Loch Scavaig.

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Old Photograph Crofter Handspinning On Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of a Scottish Crofter handspinnning outside a cottage on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Spinning was a female task done in the home to provide bedding and clothing for the family. Most Highlanders lived in remote areas and small villages, so that all their possessions were hand crafted. It wasn't until the beginning of the 18th century that males started to spin as an occupation as part of " spinning schools " at the very start of the industrial revolution.



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Old Photograph Grinding Oats Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of a Scottish Crofter grinding oats outside her cottage on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. In Scotland, oatmeal is created by grinding oats into a coarse powder. It may be ground fine, medium, or coarse, or rolled, or the groats may be chopped in two or three pieces to make what is described as pinhead oatmeal. Oatmeal has a long history in Scottish culinary tradition because oats are better suited than wheat to the country's low temperatures and high humidity. As a result oats became the staple grain of Scotland. The ancient universities of Scotland had a holiday called Meal Monday to permit students to return to their farms and collect more oats for food.



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Old Photograph Royal Visit To Isle Of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of a Royal Visit to Isle Of Skye, Scotland. The Duke and Duchess of York arriving at Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye. Albert and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the youngest daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, were married on 26 April 1923. They had two children: Elizabeth, born in 1926, and Margaret, born in 1930. When Edward VIII the abdicated on 11 December 1936, however, Albert became King George VI.



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Old Photograph Thatched Croft Cottage Isle Of Skye

Old photograph of a thatched Croft cottage on the Isle Of Skye, Scotland.

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In its short lifetime of 100 years, the crofting system of landholding has had profound effects upon Scotland. In this book, the author presents vivid descriptions of crofting life, past and present, in a deeply-researched social history. Crofting Years.

Tour Scotland Photographs Uig Isle Of Skye

Tour Scotland photograph of Uig, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. The village of Uig is located at the head of the sheltered inlet of Uig Bay on the west coast of the Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Uig is situated partly on the raised beach around the head of the bay and partly on the steep slopes behind it.


Tour Scotland photograph of Uig, Isle Of Skye, Scotland. From its sheltered port, Caledonian MacBrayne ferries run to Tarbert on Harris and Lochmaddy on North Uist providing links with the Outer Hebrides. Uig is served by the A856 road from Portree to the south and the A855 road which runs northwards around the end of the Trotternish peninsula before also turning south to Portree. Uigg, Prince Edward Island, Canada was named by settlers from Uig.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Video Waterfall Fairy Glen Isle Of Skye

Tour Scotland photograph of a waterfall in the Fairy Glen, Isle Of Skye, Scotland.



Tour Scotland video of a waterfall in the Fairy Glen, Isle Of Skye, Scotland.

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Old Photographs Sligachan Isle of Skye Scotland

Old photograph of Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Sligachan has always been an important junction on Skye, and the bridge across the River Sligachan forms part of the only road leading to the west end of the island. The bridge was built in the 19th century and consists of three arches. The middle arch is the widest, but the side arches are not mere flood arches, as the River Sligachan is a wide and ferocious piece of water for most of the year. The roadway is slightly humpbacked over the large central arch and only single track.

Old photograph of Sligachan Hotel, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Rainbow Elgol Isle of Skye

Tour Scotland photograph of a rainbow over Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Elgol, Scottish Gaelic, Ealaghol, is a village on the shores of Loch Scavaig towards the end of the Strathaird peninsula on the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands. During his last days in Scotland, Bonnie prince Charlie hid in a cave just to the south of Elgol. The cave is well hidden in this spectacular piece of coastline, and is accessible through an arch in the cliffs.



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