History and traditions of sheep-farming in the Scottish border hills : a study of customary life and practices among the sheep-farming community of the central hill areas before 1900
No historical account has previously been written of Scottish sheep farming, though it has played an important part in the social and economic progress of the country. The present study attempts to describe pastoral life from early times in an area which, though limited, may be considered the home o...
Main Author: | Robson, M. J. H. |
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University of Edinburgh
1977
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.661320 |
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