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Portvasgo, Harbour, Storehouses General view of storehouses and dwelling, looking SE
SC 440322
Description Portvasgo, Harbour, Storehouses General view of storehouses and dwelling, looking SE
Date 1974
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 440322
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Fishing station, Port Vasgo, Sutherland This is a small beach-fishing station, probably exploiting a natural rift in the outcropping shore rocks to make a sheltered haven for small boats. At the head of the rift is a former cottage, and the ruins of other buildings. This view shows the former cottage and the other remains at the head of the beach. This could well be a 'clearance' settlement made to provide employment for people displaced from inland areas in Sutherland. Kelping may have been practised as well as fishing. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H74/157/6
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