The Garden of Skye
Tarskavaig
 

Tarskavaig. A typical crofting area, around 'Cod Bay', with the Cuillins behind. In about 1811 the MacDonald estates wanted the more fertile inland glens for sheep farms, so they evicted the people to coastal townships like Tarskavaig.

 
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