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A Croft in the Hills
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A Croft in the Hills, first published in 1960, is now acknowledged as a classic among Highland books. It captures, in simple, moving descriptions, what it was really like trying to make a living out of a hill croft near Loch Ness fifty years ago. A...
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A Croft in the Hills
Captures in descriptions, what it was really like trying to make a living out of a hill croft years ago. This book features a couple and their young daughter, who fresh from city life, immerse themselves in the practicalities of looking after sheep, cattle and hens, mending fences, baking bread and surviving the Scottish winters.
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A Croft in the Hills, first published in 1960, is now acknowledged as a classic among Highland books. It captures, in simple, moving descriptions, what it was really like trying to make a living out of a hill croft near Loch Ness fifty years ago.
A couple and their young daughter, fresh from city life, immerse themselves in the practicalities of looking after sheep, cattle and hens, mending fences, baking bread and surviving the worst that Scottish winters can throw at them.
Their neighbours are few, but among them they find the generosity and community spirit that has survived in the Highlands for generations. Working as a tight family unit, they learn to cope, and in time grow to love their little croft.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781780279282
Publisher: Birlinn General
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Birlinn Ltd
Edition: New Edition
Illustration: b/w throughout
Contributors:
- Foreword by Annie Worsley
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 171g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Katharine Stewartwas born in 1914 in Reading. Following the Second World War and after a spell running a hotel in Edinburgh she movedwith her husband, Sam Stewart, and daughter Hilda, to the croft at Abriachan near Loch Ness, where she began her writing career withA Croftin the Hills. Later she trained as a teacher before, on the death of her husband, becoming the local postmistress at Abriachan. She died in2013 and is survived by her daughter, Hilda.
Annie Worsley is a writer, geographer, grandmother and crofter who lives in North West Scotland. Her first book, Windswept, was published in August 2023.
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