Rope (piece)

This piece of cragsman's rope is from St Kilda in Inverness-shire. Made from horsehair, it was used to lower men down cliffs to retrieve sea birds' eggs.

Section of a rope of horse's hair used in St. Kilda for cliff climbing

Wild birds and their eggs formed part of the country diet, especially in more remote coastal areas.

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