Inverasdale

Inverasdale

ID: QZP40_CARD_5612 DESCRIPTION: Inverasdale. Inverasdale is one of a number of small crofting settlements on the western shore of Loch Ewe in Wester Ross. During the early part of the nineteenth century the inhabitants of the inland glens were cleared to the coast to make way for sheep farming. Loch Ewe was an important naval base during both World Wars and in World War II it served as an assembly point for Arctic convoys to Russia. PLACENAME: Inverasdale DISTRICT: Gairloch OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ROSS: Gairloch CREATOR (AV): J Valentine & Co. DATE OF IMAGE: 1939 PERIOD: 1930s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 37236 KEYWORDS: