Drying nets at Mallaig

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Aug 1947
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Mallaig. Drying Nets' View of nets being dried on a frame next to the water. There is a 'frontier' aspect to the waterfront's appearance, with a number of wooden and corrugated iron buildings on stilts. The jointing of the local metamorphic rock is clearly seen.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Aug 1947
Subject place
Mallaig/Highland
Subject notes
Mallaig became one of the biggest herring fishing ports in Europe. It was created by the arrival of the West Highland Railway in 1901 which allowed rapid transport of fish landed at Mallaig to the markets in the south. Mallaig was also a port of departure for Skye and the Small Isles of Muck, Eigg, Canna and Rum. Excursion boats also sailed from Mallaig and boats came in from houses and estates in remote parts of the coast inaccessible by road.
Accession number
P38839

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