Black and white photograph of crofters carting marram grass for thatching.
Two crofters carting marram grass for thatching behind Ben Hough in the 1930s or 1940s.
Object Details
Other Number: V45
Bringing marram grass from behind Ben Hough around 1940
There used to be a lot more marram grass on Tiree, and it was this that was hand-cut for thatching houses and barns. Nowadays, thatch has to be imported from the mainland and is generally made of reeds rather than marram. Normal Location: Photograph Shelves: photographs – VCurrent Location: normal location
