Shetland crofters' seaweed rights.
Contributors
Date
23 May 1986
Track ID
55199
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1986.35.A
Original Tape ID
Summary
Shetland crofters' seaweed rights.
At one time any of the proprietors of the five crofts around As Wick could go down to the south wick [bay] and take as much seaweed for their cattle as they wanted, as it was on the local laird's foreshore. No one gathers it nowadays as the ground is all given over to sheep farming. If seaweed were to be gathered now [1986], permission would have to be asked from the local landlord [the crofts having been sold off to the tenants.]
Recording Location
County - Shetland
Parish - Nesting
Island - Shetland Mainland
Village/Place - Eswick
Item Location
County - Shetland
Parish - Nesting
Island - Shetland Mainland
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good