Scottish traditional peat cutting for fuel & drying in the highlands. Peat Stacks, & peatlands soil workings in Sutherland, Scotland, UK

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Peat dug out of the ground, dried and used for fuel in Scotland. Peat stacks are ephemeral structures whose purpose is to aid the drying of hard-won, wet peat in areas where other fuels such as wood and coal are expensive or unobtainable.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Sutherland, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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