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A GLIMPSE INTO THE HIGHLAND PAST Those of us who are interested in the history of the Parish of Assynt, located on the west coast of Sutherland, are fortunate in that the whole parish was surveyed in 1774, for the vast Sutherland Estates of which it was then part. The main task, undertaken with remarkable accuracy, (given the complex and rough terrain), was to map what were then called 'farms' , the individual agricultural communities, but the occasional drawings are also of considerable interest. This one, (reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Scotland), gives us an insight into the wood-pastures which adjoined many of the 'farms'. It took the sharp eyes of Scotland's own 'woodland guru', Peter Quelch, to note that the 'big thing' on the left of the picture is not, as I had often thought, a rock, but the remains, still alive and sprouting, of a huge old tree. Assynt still has big old trees, but nothing on this scale; I would assume from those that remain, that this would have been an oak............but of what age?! And the presumed birches on the right also show features of interest. They have been subject to 'shredding', the practice, (now rarely seen, even in Europe) of removing many of the side branches, here leaving a good top growth. These side branches may have been harvested when in early leaf, and used as fodder, especially during the 'hungry gap'. It is interesting that they also show good growth from the base; this means that even if it was decided at some stage to harvest the main trunk, the tree would still live and regrow as a coppice. That there is regrowth on this scale indicates that the grazing of the cows, sheep and goats was definitely controlled; the animals would have a few bites and then be moved on. Again we get the opportunity to see the sustainable practices of those who lived, for centuries, in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland; there is still a lot of woodland in Assynt. And there is NO evidence for the "centuries of overgrazing" which is constantly repeated by those who are too lazy to find out why other large areas of the Highlands do not have such woodland......................

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