Crovie at dusk
Excited at the thought I can at last have the time to go through my Crovie 2016 album. The stunning village of Crovie perched under the cliffs and looking out over the Moray Firth is one my families favourite places. One of the best preserved fishing villages in Europe and on a coastline of endless beauty.
But Crovie had sad beginnings - In the late 18th century well into the 19th century, Highland estates moved from arable and mixed farming, which supported a large tenant population, to the more profitable sheep-farming. Surplus tenants were ‘cleared’ off the estates from about 1780; and the Clearances were ongoing nearly 70 years later at the time of the potato famine in 1846. Families were forced to leave the land and set up shelter in the land between the profitable farms and the beach. With such little land the people were reliant on persistance farming and suplimented thier meega diet with fishing but as time went on the canny people began to profit from their catch taking their fish into near-by Gardenstown to sell.
Unfortunately all but two families have left Crovie but you can still see them mackerel fishing and lobster potting in the bay. A great base to explore the surrounding villages and towns and the amazing wildlife this area has to offer........Crovie at dusk.
Crovie at dusk
Excited at the thought I can at last have the time to go through my Crovie 2016 album. The stunning village of Crovie perched under the cliffs and looking out over the Moray Firth is one my families favourite places. One of the best preserved fishing villages in Europe and on a coastline of endless beauty.
But Crovie had sad beginnings - In the late 18th century well into the 19th century, Highland estates moved from arable and mixed farming, which supported a large tenant population, to the more profitable sheep-farming. Surplus tenants were ‘cleared’ off the estates from about 1780; and the Clearances were ongoing nearly 70 years later at the time of the potato famine in 1846. Families were forced to leave the land and set up shelter in the land between the profitable farms and the beach. With such little land the people were reliant on persistance farming and suplimented thier meega diet with fishing but as time went on the canny people began to profit from their catch taking their fish into near-by Gardenstown to sell.
Unfortunately all but two families have left Crovie but you can still see them mackerel fishing and lobster potting in the bay. A great base to explore the surrounding villages and towns and the amazing wildlife this area has to offer........Crovie at dusk.