Freshly cut peat stacked on a stretch of land on the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Peat cutting was a traditional method of gathering fuel for the winter in the sparsely-populated areas on Scotland's west coast and islands. The peat was dried and used in fires and ovens.

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Location: Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Colin McPherson / Alamy / Afripics
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