Highland Homespun by Margaret Leigh
In May 1933 Margaret Leigh took over the tenancy of Achnabo farm, in a beautiful corner of the West Highlands overlooking the isle of Skye. In this unsentimental yet exquisitely written book, she recounts a year of farming life there, from the burning of the land and ploughing in March, through planting and sowing in April to haymaking and harvesting in September. Incidental details - such as a visit to the smithy, the arrival of some new bulls and the annual journey of the cows to the summer shielings - provide fascinating insights into farming life. Local characters and customs feature too, adding another rich dimension to this reflective and poignant memoir of a world now vanished forever.'This superb account of a year in the life of a West Highland farm was published in 1926, and it's arguably an even better read now than it was then'
* Scotland In Trust *Margaret Leigh (1894 - 1973) studied Classics at Oxford University and taught for a while at St Leonard's School, St Andrews, and at Reading University. An unconventional and self-reliant spirit, she spent many years living and farming in the remote Scottish Highlands and immersing herself in Gaelic culture. She spent the last 25 years of her life as a Carmelite nun in Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780270418 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780270410 |
| Title | Highland Homespun |
| Author | Margaret Leigh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2012-07-02 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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