Tag Archives: croft house

2014.43.12

Photograph of the house on the shore at the north end of Caoles beach around 1950.

Black and white photograph of the MacFadyen`s house and outbuildings on the edge of the machair at the north end of the beach at Caoles around 1950. (original stored on CD in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)

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2013.148.7

Photograph of a man with a Clydesdale Horse at Croish House, Caoles, ca 1900

Sepia photograph of a young man holding a Clydesdale workhorse in the yard at Croish House, Caoles, around 1900. Found in the attic of Croish House in 2012. See 2011.78.2 for family history.

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2013.42.3

Photograph of a new house built next to an old house in 1957

Black & white photograph of an example of a typical arrangement of a new croft house built alongside the old thatched croft house. Taken in July 1957 Sandaig (Original photo stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 4)

The house belonged to Donald MacLean, and then to Flora and Mary MacArthur.

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2012.125.3

Photograph of the Decca Hifix radio camp at West Hynish in 1966.

Black & white photograph of the temporary Decca Hifix radio camp at West Hynish in July 1966, on the left of the picture (on the site that is now Agrimarine`s gravel quarry). The thatched house and barns of the last croft on the road are on the right with stooks in the field. Skerryvore lighthouse is just visible on the horizon.

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