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There are 25 images in our collection which match the category of Farming. Please select a photo to view it in more detail and to read comments from other visitors.

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A photograph of Tarrel farmworkers, taken in 1957. D Ross, Jock Ross, Urquhart, Jey, J McNicoll, Henderson, Hary Frig, Sandy Fraser, Willie Patience, Tarlogie, Sigy, Jimmy McNicoll. The image was donated by Simon Young.

Tarrel farm Squad

1957

This is a photo of my great-grandfather, Donald Bethune, who was a blacksmith at Waterloo Place,Tain. The house and smithy are in the background.

Donald Bethune, blacksmith, hoeing turnips

1900

This picture was taken at harvest time on one of the Arabella holdings in 1946. Mrs Jean Macdonald (nee Ross) is seen with her sister Molly (married name Ferguson) to her left , her daughter Margaret (later Macleod) on her right and surrounded by a group of prisoners of war who were helping with the harvesting. In 1919 the Land Settlement (Scotland) Act extended the powers of the Scottish Board of Agriculture & Fisheries so they could buy farms and divide them as appropriate into small holdings which returning forces men could take up. This led to the sub-division of some former large farms, including in Easter Ross, in the 1920s & 1930s. The Arabella small holdings were part of this scheme. Other places in Easter Ross where Dept. of Agriculture small holdings were created were - the Arboll area near Inver; and an area near Fearn.Local resident Ian Wallace and Tain & District Museum are currently working on a project about the Arabella area in general and the holdings in particular. If anyone has any information about these or any other similar holdings in Easter Ross please contact us at info@tainmuseum.org.uk

POWs helping at Arabella

1946 (1 comments)

Mansfield farm was one of several farms lying within Tain's Burgh Boundary as set in 1832. The farm buildings bordered onto Scotsburn Road with the fields lying to the south. See also Picture #244 showing Scotsburn Road pre WWII.

Mansfield Farm buildings Under Demolition

1965 (2 comments)

This picture shows butter being made at Tarrel using a hand operated churn. At one time most farms would have their own dairy and use their own milk to make butter for the household. We have no date for this photo but it possibly dates to sometime between the wars.

Butter making

1930 (5 comments)

The picture shows Pat Swanson of Culisse Farm with one of the farm horses, either Cherry or Queen in the early 1950's. See also Picture #326

Horse and Cart, early 1950's

1952

This photograph of the

Tattie picking, Culisse

1956 (4 comments)

This photograph of farm workers employed at Tarrel Farm in 1890 was taken by Willaim Smith. It gives a good idea of the number of people who were employed at that time compared to todays' farms.

Tarrel Farm Squad

1890 (7 comments)

Another farming scene from the Balnagown Estate. This early style caterpiller tractor appears to be pulling a disc harrow. Sir Charles Ross was the first to introduce the caterpillar tractor. See also Picture #275

Harrowing?, Balnagown Estate

1930

This is one of a set of photographs of farming scenes from the Balnagown Estate and was probably taken in the late 1920's or early 1930's. Sir Charles Ross was one of the innovators in Easter Ross as regards farm machinery. See also Picture #276

Grain Drying, Balnagown Estate

1930

Ross the Dairy's house and garden wall are on the left of this photo with Tommy Bogg's grocer shop beyond, later owned by Donald Leitch. St Andrew's Church can be seen at the far end. The buildings just before it to the left are now gone. That area of Manse Street was later developed for housing. See also Picture #248

Manse Street, 1895

1895 (10 comments)

All the buildings shown in this picture have now gone. The long low building was a garage owned by brothers called Urquhart (Ken & Hector?). Immediately above this is the Mansfield Farm steading and farm workers houses beyond that. The wall to the right of the garage is the beginning of Ross the Dairy's property, the last one at the foot of Scotsburn Road. The whole area is now occupied by Scotsburn Court sheltered housing, Tain Health Centre and a car park.

Scotsburn Road, Tain, pre-WWII

1935 (4 comments)

This picture was taken at Kildary Smithy and shows Blacksmith William Urquhart.

Kildary Smithy

1928 (8 comments)

We believe this rather fine elderly gentleman was a shepherd at Balcherry in the Fendom. Any further information will be welcome.

Old Gillanders, Fendom

1890 (1 comments)

The man with this fine team of horses is William Ross of Moor Farm. He was the winner in the Harness Class at the ploughing match held at North Glastullich in 1936. His was one of 70 pairs of horses on the field. William was the uncle of Alistair (

Ploughing Match, North Glastullich

1936 (4 comments)

This picture shows a caterpiller tractor pulling some kind of harvester possibly for cutting kale, sometime around the 1930's.

Harvesting on Balnagown estate

1930 (1 comments)

This photo taken in the 1930's at Hartfield farm shows an early Fordson tractor in front of a large haystack with a reaper and binder in the background. The spikes were removable and were put on to give grip on soft ground.

Tractor at Hartfield farm.

1935 (1 comments)

George Ross,

Harvesting at Redburn Farm 2

1930 (1 comments)

This photo shows George Ross harvesting oats with a scythe at his croft at Redburn near Edderton.

Harvesting at Redburn farm.

1930

This group taken at the ploughing match at Morangie farm includes the following people - James Ross ; Jack Campbell ; L Pieraceini ; D Peters ; George Christie ; Malcolm Munro ; Bruce Ross ; P Davidson.

Ploughing match at Morangie farm.

1930

This is a group of strawberry pickers, around 1899-1900, in a field which used to be opposite the railway station. It was part of a nursery belonging to WG Holmes, Seed Merchant. The nursery mainly grew strawberries and fruit trees eg apples. pears, plums. It later became a football field and was known as Coronation Park. It is now a depot for a construction firm.
Standing at back L to R - Macrae or Campbell (?), Janet ? (Knockbreck St). WG Holmes, Alick Munro (Mounteagle), Bob Stenhouse, Mrs Macdonald, William Munro, George Oman, George Graham, Angus Hepburn; group of three at LHS - ? Graham, George Mackenzie )former General Manager of British Linen Bank), Willie Holmes; group of four in middle - Roddie Ross, Andrew Ross, Andrew Gallie, Tom Mackenzie; Two at RHS - ? Cameron, ? Urquhart.

Strawberry pickers

1899 (4 comments)

This picture shows a large wooden derrick erected to tap underground water at Brucefield farm, near Portmahomack, around 1911/12. George Gill may be one of the gentlemen on either side of the bore hole.

Drilling for water, Brucefield

1911 (1 comments)

Tom Scott, a sheep farmer from Sutherland, is pictured in Tain High Street.

Tom Scott, sheep farmer

1950

This picture of the Smithy at Culnaha was taken sometime during WWI. The blacksmith (holding the horse's hoof) was called Holmes. His son is to his right and the three girls are his grand-daughters. The soldier was from one of two big army camps nearby and the pony was from the YMCA hut(?).

Culnaha Smithy, Nigg

1914 (32 comments)

We have no details about this interesting scene of haystacks and horseteams. Can anyone provide any information?

Farming scene, Easter Ross

1900 (1 comments)