Walking With Cattle

Droving was once the lifeblood of Scotland’s rural economy, and for centuries Scotland’s glens and mountain passes were alive with thousands of cattle making their way to the market trysts of Crieff and Falkirk. With the Industrial Revolution, ships, railways and eventually lorries took over the drovers’ trade. Except, however, in the Western Isles, where droving on foot continued until the mid-1960s. In this book Terry J. Williams follows the route of the drovers and their cattle from the remote Atlantic coast of Uist to the Highland marts.

Drumul a fost odata esenta economiei rurale a Scotiei si, timp de secole, zapada si trecatoarele montane ale Scotiei au fost vii, mii de vite si-au facut drum spre piata Crieff si Falkirk. Odata cu Revolutia Industriala, navele, caile ferate si, in cele din urma, camioanele au preluat comertul cu drovers.