Old Croft, Sligachan, The Isle of Skye Photograph

I have made several photographic trips to the Isle of Skye and in 2003, spotted and photographed this deserted croft. I’m fairly certain it was located somewhere near Sligachan and I think, quite close to a crossroads.

I’ve often thought of the croft, its history and the rather lonely setting and so I went back to what I ‘recalled' as its location. To my surprise, all trace of it was gone and I was told later, it had been demolished as a result of heavy winds which had caused structural damage.

If anyone has knowledge of the croft, I’d love to hear from you and to learn more about its location and its past.

For the more technically inclined:

Camera: Hasselblad 500C medium format camera, 80 mm lens

Film; Ilford FP4, 125 ASA

Location: Sligachan, The Isle of Skye

Print / Paper information

The paper used was, Fotospeed MATTULTRA240 heavyweight Matt paper and this is certified by ‘Artsure’ – of the Fine Art Trade Guild to be light fast when printed using pigment ink.

(https://www.fineart.co.uk/artsure-for-the-trade.aspx)

The image was scanned and then printed digitally on A3* (297mm x 297mm) paper, with a 1cm white border, signed by the photographer and showing the relevant Edition number.

*The image is also available as an A4 (210mm x 210mm) print, please contact me for more information

Printer information:

Printing was carried out on an Epson Surecolor P600 inkjet printer which carries nine cartridges. These include four Blacks / Greys to ensure fine reproduction of Black and White images.

The ink used is Epson’s own Epson UltraChrome™ Ink

Purchase information.

The print is one of a limited edition of 150, sold unframed and mailed to your address in a sturdy, sealed cardboard tube.