ID:QZP40_CARD_0245DESCRIPTION:A crofter's house at Mallaig. A croft house is a low house in which Highland tenant farmers lived. Croft houses consisted of two sections, one room for the crofter and his family and a barn for the cattle.
A fire was usually set in the middle of the room, to maximise the level of warmth in the house. Thatched roofs, small doors and small chimneys all helped to retain heat in the croft house, but also resulted in a smoky environmentPLACENAME:MallaigDISTRICT:LochaberOLD COUNTY/PARISH:INVERNESS: GlenelgPERIOD:1890sSOURCE:Highland LibrariesCOLLECTION:Highland Libraries' Postcard CollectionAsset ID:32145KEYWORDS:
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