Highland Homespun
by Margaret Leigh
£9.99
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ISBN: 9781912476091
Published: 12 Apr 2018
Format: Paperback
Extent: 304
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
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Categories:
Local history
Local history
About the Book
In May 1933 Margaret Leigh took over the tenancy of Achnabo farm, in a beautiful corner of the West Highlands overlooking the isle of Skye. In this unsentimental yet exquisitely written book, she recounts a year of farming life there, from the burning of the land and ploughing in March, through planting and sowing in April to haymaking and harvesting in September. Incidental details – such as a visit to the smithy, the arrival of some new bulls and the annual journey of the cows to the summer shielings – provide fascinating insights into farming life. Local characters and customs feature too, adding another rich dimension to this reflective and poignant memoir of a world now vanished forever.