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Crofter Collection

Background imageCrofter Collection: Highland Croft

Highland Croft
Outside a highland croft in Argyllshire, a woman feeds some chickens

Background imageCrofter Collection: Spinning Harris Tweed

Spinning Harris Tweed
Production of Harris Tweed. A typical scene in an island home as the crofter spins her yarn

Background imageCrofter Collection: Crofters Houses - Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Crofters Houses - Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Crofters Houses at Stornoway, a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCrofter Collection: Shetland Islands - Cutting a peat bank

Shetland Islands - Cutting a peat bank
A Crofter cutting a peat bank on The Shetland Islands, Scotland. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCrofter Collection: Crofters House, Stornoway

Crofters House, Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Background imageCrofter Collection: Young crofter with his dog, Shetland, Scotland

Young crofter with his dog, Shetland, Scotland. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageCrofter Collection: Mary MacDonald outside her crofters cottage, Outer Hebrides

Mary MacDonald outside her crofters cottage, Outer Hebrides
Portrait of Miss Mary MacDonald, a very old lady - now deceased - outside her thatched crofters cottage, or Black House, Outer Hebrides. Scotland. See also PD000264 - ME No. 12445824 Date: circa 1986

Background imageCrofter Collection: Dunoon Haymaking Victorian period

Dunoon Haymaking Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: Isle of Barra Crofter Victorian period

Isle of Barra Crofter Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: Isle of Barra Crofter outside croft, Isle of Barra

Isle of Barra Crofter outside croft, Isle of Barra

Background imageCrofter Collection: A well-to-do croft on the Isle of Skye - Victorian period

A well-to-do croft on the Isle of Skye - Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: Crofter, Isle of Barra, Scotland

Crofter, Isle of Barra, Scotland

Background imageCrofter Collection: A crofter on the Isle of Barra - Victorian period

A crofter on the Isle of Barra - Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: Crofter, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Crofter, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Background imageCrofter Collection: Isle of Skye - grinding corn - Victorian period

Isle of Skye - grinding corn - Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: Shetland girl carrying peat Victorian period

Shetland girl carrying peat Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: A Village Blacksmith early 1900s

A Village Blacksmith early 1900s

Background imageCrofter Collection: Ploughing with horses Victorian period

Ploughing with horses Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: Stacking the straw Victorian period

Stacking the straw Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: Isle of Arran - Sowing Corn - Victorian period

Isle of Arran - Sowing Corn - Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: A Poorhouse Isle of Skye Victorian period

A Poorhouse Isle of Skye Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: A Highland Croft Victorian period

A Highland Croft Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: Crofter Isle of Skye Victorian period

Crofter Isle of Skye Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: Isle of skye crofter

Isle of skye crofter

Background imageCrofter Collection: Crofter and Highland Cattle Victorian period

Crofter and Highland Cattle Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: Scottish crofter and daughter Victorian period

Scottish crofter and daughter Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: A Scottish crofter's peat basket Victorian period

A Scottish crofter's peat basket Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: A Crofters House, Strond, Isle of Harris, Scotland

A Crofters House, Strond, Isle of Harris, Scotland. Date: circa 1908

Background imageCrofter Collection: Small stone wall and turf hut, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Small stone wall and turf hut, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, used by crofters daughters for tending sheep and cattle during the summer. 1940

Background imageCrofter Collection: Crofters home, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Crofters home, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Crofters home built of stone with a thatched roof on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, March 1940. 1940

Background imageCrofter Collection: Mary MacDonald portrait

Mary MacDonald portrait
Portrait of Miss Mary MacDonald, a very old lady - now deceased - in her crofters cottage, or Black House, Outer Hebrides. Scotland Date: circa 1986

Background imageCrofter Collection: A Highland Homestead with Shepherd and his flock - Scotland

A Highland Homestead with Shepherd and his flock - Scotland. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageCrofter Collection: A Local Woman of the Orkney Islands outside her house

A Local Woman of the Orkney Islands outside her house. Orkney was the site of a Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow, where the sailor who sent this card was stationed (on HMS Royal Arthur) in June 1916

Background imageCrofter Collection: Flora MacDonald's Grave Isle of Skye - Victorian period

Flora MacDonald's Grave Isle of Skye - Victorian period

Background imageCrofter Collection: Octogenarian Skye crofter, Scotland

Octogenarian Skye crofter, Scotland
Octogenarian Skye crofter outside his cottage, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Background imageCrofter Collection: Irish Crofter

Irish Crofter
An old Irish crofter, leaning on his walking stick and smoking his pipe outside his cottage with his barefoot granddaughter

Background imageCrofter Collection: Crofters with horse and cart, Barra, Outer Hebrides

Crofters with horse and cart, Barra, Outer Hebrides
Crofters with a horse and cart, loaded with bales of hay, Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. 1960s

Background imageCrofter Collection: The Crofters Daughter by Edwin Landseer

The Crofters Daughter by Edwin Landseer. A young woman nurses her baby against a rural Scottish background. Date: c.1830s

Background imageCrofter Collection: Marines on the march to the disputed districts, Isle of Skye

Marines on the march to the disputed districts, Isle of Skye. Date: 1884

Background imageCrofter Collection: Marines Landing at Uig, Isle of Skye

Marines Landing at Uig, Isle of Skye during the Crofters land league agitation. Date: 1884

Background imageCrofter Collection: Portrait of John Macpherson

Portrait of John Macpherson, The Skye crofters land league agitation Date: 1884

Background imageCrofter Collection: Police, under direction of the sheriff. Isle of Skye

Police, under direction of the sheriff. Isle of Skye
Police, under direction of the sheriff, constructing a bridge for marines bringing supplies to the Lodge. Date: 1884

Background imageCrofter Collection: Patriarch opening the crofters meeting with prayer

Patriarch opening the crofters meeting with prayer. Isle of Skye. Date: 1884

Background imageCrofter Collection: Crofters Agitation / Skye

Crofters Agitation / Skye
Marines land at Uig, during agitation by crofters on The Isle of Skye. One of the crofter leaders, John M Leod (a shoemaker) is also pictured. Date: 1884

Background imageCrofter Collection: Crofters Cottages

Crofters Cottages
Crofters cottages on the Isle of Harris, Scotland Date: circa 1930

Background imageCrofter Collection: Crofter with cart - Barra, Outer Hebrides

Crofter with cart - Barra, Outer Hebrides
A crofter with horse and cart on Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. 1960s

Background imageCrofter Collection: Lewis Crofters Meeting

Lewis Crofters Meeting
Women watch a crofters meeting on the Scottish island of Lewis, in the Western Hebrides. Date: 1888

Background imageCrofter Collection: Skye crofters planting potatoes, Scotland

Skye crofters planting potatoes, Scotland. Date: late 19th century



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