Flaughter Spade Glencoe Folk Museum This flaughter spade was similar to the English breast plough. They were pushed against the belly or thigh to peel back turf from the surface of the land. Turf was useful for making a natural fertiliser – particularly helpful for...
Crios-iarna or Niddy-noddyStrathnaver Museum This object was used for winding wool, ready for knitting. ‘Iarnas’, or hanks of wool, were formed by winding wool as it came off a spinning wheel in a figure of eight pattern around the crosspieces of wood at either...
Chair from Strathnaver Clearances Strathnaver Museum This is one of two chairs that were rescued from one of the longhouses during the Strathnaver Clearances. During the early and mid-nineteenth century, tenants were evicted from the land to make way for sheep...
Cas-chrom or Foot Plough Glencoe Folk Museum This tall, curved wooden plough was designed for use on the difficult Highland terrain. Extra force could be applied using the foot, forcing the ploughing blade at the bottom into rocky or uneven ground. Croft land was...
