View of Loch Lubnaig

Maker
Thomas Easton
Production date
Circa 1907
 Description
View of sheep grazing in flat land next to the water. The land is boggy as reeds are growing on it. Rowing boats are moored in the background.
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Department
Photo
Collection
Easton, Thomas, Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Circa 1907
Subject place
Loch Lubnaig/Stirling (Council Area)
Subject notes
Blackface sheep were most common in the Highlands as they were hardy. The introduction of commercial sheep farming led to a reduction in cultivated land and migration from the land, some of it forced. Sheep were raised for their meat and wool. The boats were probably for recreational fishing.
Accession number
P11914

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