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Peat Stack - up close (Photograph by Kelly)
The above photograph shows a close-up of a hebridean peat stack. The black and tan appearance is due to the difference grades of peat that are extracted from the peat bog. At the very top of the peat bank there is moss, a little lower the moss has started to decay and is now moss peat and very pale brown. This peat is not suitable for burning, it will burn but slowly and leave a load of ash and will not generate much heat. A little deeper into the peat bog and the peat is now recognisable as that shown above. This peat is far more dense than garden peat and dries easily into solid lumps able to be used as fuel. The best peat is that which is found at the deepest level. It appears very black and dries even darker! The black peat burns very well producing the least ash and the most heat.
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