Title

Old Crofters Cottage, near Broadford, looking North, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

Caption

Old Crofters Cottage, near Broadford, looking North, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production particular to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland, and formerly the Isle of Man. Characterised by its common working communities, the Crofters' Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886 provided security of tenure, encouraging tenants to improve land, as it ensured control could be transferred within families and passed to future generations.

Date

1960

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B81_495

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43,3Mb (1,4Mb) / 15,8in x 10,7in / 4732 x 3195 (300dpi)

Keywords

outdoors building buildings agriculture job farming old aged architecture country lake farm day remote white occupation geography color colour Scotland isolated cottage chimney rustic farmer location SCOTTISH century profession Isle of Skye facade concept building exterior croft 20th century façade Scots rural CM Dixon crofter geographical feature rural life TGN photograph white colour CM Dixon Dixon CM Mike Dixon Broadford crofter's cottage photograph