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Peat Sacks (Photograph by Kelly)
The photograph above shows a moor on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It was rather a damp and misty day in spring but I knew I needed to take this photo to show the peat sacks. The peat sacks are the white and yellow mounds which contain the dried peat which is used as fuel to heat the Hebridean home in the cold winters.
The peat is cut from the peat bog, allowed to dry a little then gathered up into mounds to dry further. When the peat is completely dry it is gathered up into sacks. However there is always a large amount of peat that is still too damp for burning. This peat is again gathered into mounds and allowed further time to dry. The peat in sacks is left on the moor until all the peat is ready to be collected.
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