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General oblique aerial view of the remains of the crofting strips, head-dykes and field enclosures, taken from the S.

SC 875389

Description General oblique aerial view of the remains of the crofting strips, head-dykes and field enclosures, taken from the S.

Date 3/7/2003

Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography

Catalogue Number SC 875389

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of E 35984 CN

Scope and Content Crofting fields at Mingulay Bay, Mingulay, Western Isles The island of Mingulay, meaning 'Big Isle' in Old Norse, lies at the southern end of the Western Isles. Mingulay Bay township, located on the east coast, was the largest settlement on the island with most of the inhabitants making their living by crofting, fishing and fowling. This shows the remains of late 19th-century crofting strips at Mingulay Bay. The upland, outside of the croft land, was given over to sheep pasture. Part of the township can be seen (centre right) together with the remains of St Columba's Roman Catholic chapel. Of the five main islands south of Barra, Mingulay was once the most heavily populated. A census of 1881, records that 150 people lived on this small island. In 1912 the island was finally abandoned and was bequeathed to the National Trust for Scotland by Miss J M Fawcett in 2000. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/875389

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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Collection Level (551 177) RCAHMS Aerial Photography

Sub-Group Level (551 177/28) 2003 Photographs

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