- TITLE
- Crofters with dog, sitting in peat bank
- EXTERNAL ID
- ULMPH_2000_0567
- DISTRICT
- Lochbroom
- OLD COUNTY/PARISH
- ROSS: Lochbroom
- SOURCE
- Ullapool Museum
- ASSET ID
- 40342
- KEYWORDS
- crofting
peat cutting

This photo shows a group of crofters in the North West Highlands, sitting by a peat bank. Shown from left to right are Alistair Mackenzie, Donald MacLeod, Jock Mackenzie and Colin Mackenzie. The man on the far right is unknown.
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetative matter harvested from peat bogs. It has traditionally been a very important fuel source in the Highlands, particularly on the west coast, partly as a result of the scarcity of trees. It was cut in the spring to dry over the summer, and then used over the harsh winter season.
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