Gairloch, Torridon, Wester Ross

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Aug 1948
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Gareloch (sic). Strath, Gareloch (sic) evening.' View of a crofting township. The best land is next to the sea, on the raised beach. The land on the hillside is rough grazing.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Aug 1948
Subject place
Gairloch/Highland
Subject notes
Many people were moved from inland glens to the coast as a result of the introduction by landlords of sheep-farming in the 18th and 19th centuries. While in agricultural terms the land was poor, the sea was rich in fish and shellfish. Crofting was largely a subsistence form of farming. Now it produces income from the sale of sheep, beef cattle and subsidies. Increasingly, crofters combine working their croft with some other paid employment.
Accession number
P38879

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