Product Description

A real classic among Highland books, "A Croft in the Hills" captures, in simple, moving descriptions, what it was really like trying to make a living out of a hill croft fifty years ago. A couple and their young daughter, fresh from city life, immerse themselves in the practicalities of looking after sheep, cattle and hens, mending fences, baking bread and surviving the worst that Scottish winters can throw at them.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56742 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
Katharine Stewart's narrative style... is delightfully engaging, her prose almost conversational. The reader, like a house guest, has little chance but to become wholeheartedly involved. --Topical Books

evocative and charming --Scottish Book Collector

Written with great charm --Books in Scotland

The Scots Magazine
"The descriptive narrative takes the reader through the changing seasons on the farm near Loch Ness."

Scottish Book Collector
‘Katharine Stewart’s memories are, as she says herself "a tale of other times, almost a glimpse of legend"...evocative and charming’

Customer Reviews

Tales of a bygone age
This is a charming tale of a bygone age. A couple decide to give up life in the fast lane to try farming on a croft in Scotland. Life without running water and limited electricity is unimaginable now- but their life was so rewarding despite these tough living conditions. It brought back wonderful memories of my dad's stories about hill farming when he was a child. It really is an evocative tale.