Erbusaig was a crofting township north of Kyle of Lochalsh. Duncan Macpherson, the photographer, referred to the township as an 'old world village', with its low-walled cottages and heather-thatched roofs. He used Erbusaig as a backdrop for a series of photographs depicting Highland life, some of which he produced as postcards. The village had easy access to the sea until the railway line was extended to Kyle of Lochalsh from Stromeferry in 1897. In this photograph, the railway line runs along an embankment next to the shore, virtually cutting off the village from the sea and obscuring the view. The embankment was built from rock blasted from Portnacloich, close by, and a bridge was incorporated to allow for the flow of the tide. Skye is in the distance with the Black Islands, now owned by the National Trust for Scotland, just offshore. There are small tents and a vehicle in the field in the foreground
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