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The boat returns to its noost providing a spectacular view of the croft. All is in order, ready for the coming winter, the peat is cut and the animals graze by the shore. The house stands on a small knoll overlooking the sea at Tobha Beag. A warm light flickers in one of its narrow windows and smoke drifts across the bay from its chimney. A stone outhouse lies within the well maintained vegetable plot and a lambing pen stands empty, awaiting the coming spring.
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Cobb, H., Harris, O.J.T., Jones, C., Richardson, P. (2012). Reconsidering Fieldwork, an Introduction: Confronting Tensions in Fieldwork and Theory. In: Cobb, H., Harris, O., Jones, C., Richardson, P. (eds) Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2338-6_1
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