Amazing midden find!

ladycrofter

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Livestock Farmer
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Found this while excavating in the midden at the highest croft house ruin on the farm. OH's grandmother was born there. It's over a mile up a hill, you can still see cart tracks in the fields. It's hard to imagine how this would have come to be in such a remote location in the Highlands. I often find plenty of unbroken old-fashioned jam jars, medicine bottles, crockery items at such, but never anything like this.
According to Wikipedia there was quite a bit of memorabilia made, and then had to be disposed of and suppliers and never got paid when he abdicated.
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Fields to Fork Festival 2025 offers discounted tickets for the farming community.

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The Fields to Fork Festival celebrating country life, good food and backing British farming is due to take over Whitebottom Farm, Manchester, on 3rd & 4th May 2025!

Set against the idyllic backdrop of Whitebottom Farm, the festival will be an unforgettable weekend of live music, award-winning chefs, and gourmet food and drink, all while supporting UK’s farmers and food producers. As a way to show appreciation for everyone in the farming community, discounted tickets are on offer for those working in the agricultural sectors.

Alexander McLaren, Founder of Fields to Fork Festival says “British produce and rural culture has never needed the spotlight more than it does today. This festival is our way of celebrating everything that makes...
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