Tackity Boots Glencoe Folk Museum Boots like these were worn by quarry workers to protect their feet. Ballachulish Quarry was established in the late seventeenth century and provided industry in the region for many years. The slate was formed during Precambrian...
Clay Spade Glencoe Folk Museum This spade was used for digging clay – possibly to make drainage ditches. Digging the land is hard work, especially when the land is made of compacted, wet clay! The sharp point of the spade would have been useful for piercing into the...
Puzzle Jug Glencoe Folk Museum This brown stoneware drinking vessel is actually a puzzle jug. On the front is written the challenge: ‘Gentlemen drink and let your skill be tested and forfeit made if anything be wasted.’ The neck of the jug is pierced with a floral...
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...
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...
