Ploughing with a cas-chrom, Lochboisdale

Ploughing with a cas-chrom, Lochboisdale

ID: QZP99_94032_05_01 DESCRIPTION: Angus John Campbell ploughing with a foot plough or cas-chrom near Lochboisdale. A cas-chrom (crooked foot) was a farming tool that was particularly suitable to certain areas of the Highlands because of the broken and rocky ground. The tool consisted of a strong piece of wood, about 6ft long, which was bent near to the lower end. It had a flat wooden head and a sharp piece of iron at the cutting edge. A piece of wood protruded from the shaft on the right hand side. This was so that the person using the cas chrom could use the foot to force the blade into the ground. This image comes from a collection gifted to Edinburgh Central Library by Dr Isabel F. Grant. The collection includes photographs taken by a number of different photographers. This image was taken by Margaret Fay Shaw and is part of the Margaret Fay Shaw Collection, Canna House, National Trust for Scotland PLACENAME: Lochboisdale DISTRICT: South Uist OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: South Uist CREATOR (AV): Margaret Fay Shaw SOURCE: Edinburgh and Scottish Collection, Edinburgh Central Library COLLECTION: I F Grant Photographic Archive Asset ID: 38577 KEYWORDS: