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Part of the collection of Unst Community Museum. For many hundreds of years Unst has lain in the midst of one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. The small wooden boats fished for cod and ling which were cleaned, split, salted and dried on the stony beaches. The dried fish were then shipped abroad in massive quantities. Boats like the sixereen ‘FAR HAAF’ were capable of fishing thirty miles off shore., while sturdy fourereens fished nearer the coast. With the onset of sudden storms there were disastrous results. | |||
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Revision as of 09:17, 31 May 2017
Part of the collection of Unst Community Museum. For many hundreds of years Unst has lain in the midst of one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. The small wooden boats fished for cod and ling which were cleaned, split, salted and dried on the stony beaches. The dried fish were then shipped abroad in massive quantities. Boats like the sixereen ‘FAR HAAF’ were capable of fishing thirty miles off shore., while sturdy fourereens fished nearer the coast. With the onset of sudden storms there were disastrous results.
| Shetland Pony Harness | |
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| Language | English |
| Contact | museums@eu-lac.org |
| Author | eulac3d |
| Publisher | EULAC |
| Size | cm x cm x cm |
| Type | 3D Object |