Highland Homespun
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, History, British
| Author: | Margaret Leigh | ISBN: | 9780857902986 |
| Publisher: | Birlinn | Publication: | April 12, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Origin | Language: | English |
| Author: | Margaret Leigh |
| ISBN: | 9780857902986 |
| Publisher: | Birlinn |
| Publication: | April 12, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Origin |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
