Old Photograph People Campbeltown Scotland

Old photograph of people in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Handa Island Scotland

Old photograph of Handa Island located off the west coast of Sutherland, Scotland. The island had a population of 65 in 1841, but in 1848 potato famine forced the inhabitants to emigrate. In some ways this is surprising, since it is recorded that the islanders had a fairly varied diet from farming and fishing; including oats, fish and seabirds, rather than depending heavily on a potato crop. The islanders had a parliament, similar to that of St Kilda, which met daily, and the oldest widow on the island was considered its Queen. The island is now part of the Scourie Estate, owned by Dr Jean Balfour and J.C. Balfour and is managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust with a population of just one warden and a handful of volunteers during the summer months. Handa is noted for its birdlife, which includes puffins, razorbills and guillemots.



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Old Photograph Blackness Pier Scalloway Scotland

Old photograph of sailing ship at Blackness Pier in Scalloway on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Cottages North Roe Shetland Islands Scotland

Old photograph of cottages by North Roe at the northern tip of the large Northmavine peninsula of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Cottage By The Road To Weisdale Scotland

Old photograph of a cottage by the road to Weisdale, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Weisdale was the scene of a series of evictions of crofters in favour of large scale sheep farming in the 19th century. Approximately three hundred and eighteen crofters were evicted from the Weisdale valley in what is described as the clearances.



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