Cutting Peat near Edinbane, Isle of Skye, Scotland, c1960. Artist: CM Dixon.

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Cutting Peat near Edinbane, Isle of Skye, Scotland, c1960. Edinbane lies at the foot of the Waternish Peninsula on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Here, a crofter and his wife, cut peat which has been an important natural fuel source for most households throughout the rural communities of Scotland.

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Photo credit: © CM Dixon/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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