Peat Cutting

The use of peat as a fuel is more commonly associated with Highland life but farming communities in the south west also utilised this resource.  This image was taken near Loch Doon on the border of Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway.  It was cheaper and more readily available to isolated farms than coal.
Object no :
EAGP232n
Collection :
Horticulture
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
Loch Doon
Dimensions :
NA
Materials :
glass plate slide
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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