Peat cutting

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Peat cutting by Eileen Henderson as part of the Geograph project.

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Peat cutting

Image: © Eileen Henderson Taken: 3 Jul 2007

Peat is still used as a fuel in the Outer Hebrides, although fewer people go to the effort of cutting it nowadays. This picture shows some peats still drying in stacks, and more already bagged up ready to be taken back home.

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Image Location

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Latitude
58.155803
Longitude
-6.509141