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TITLE
Badcaul Bay, Scourie
EXTERNAL ID
PC_PWG_POSTCARDS_008
PLACENAME
Scourie
DISTRICT
Eddrachillis and Durness
OLD COUNTY/PARISH
SUTHERLAND: Eddrachillis
PERIOD
1940s
SOURCE
PFW Grant
ASSET ID
29667
KEYWORDS
postcards
fishing industry
Badcaul Bay, Scourie

This postcard shows a view of Badcaul (Badcall) Bay, just south of Scourie in west Sutherlandshire.

The long, two-storey building (centre left) is a salmon curing station, dating from around 1800. By 1976, the building had been converted to houses.

The salmon processed at Badcall would have been preserved in barrels, either with salt, or boiled and stored in vinegar. They would then have been exported to England or abroad. Until refrigeration was invented, salmon could also have been preserved in specially constructed ice houses

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Badcaul Bay, Scourie

SUTHERLAND: Eddrachillis

1940s

postcards; fishing industry

PFW Grant

This postcard shows a view of Badcaul (Badcall) Bay, just south of Scourie in west Sutherlandshire. <br /> <br /> The long, two-storey building (centre left) is a salmon curing station, dating from around 1800. By 1976, the building had been converted to houses.<br /> <br /> The salmon processed at Badcall would have been preserved in barrels, either with salt, or boiled and stored in vinegar. They would then have been exported to England or abroad. Until refrigeration was invented, salmon could also have been preserved in specially constructed ice houses