These old croft house ruins fascinate me, so I took a few pictures for you to see too. In the mid to late 1800s, the rich land owners kicked off all the farmers to make way for extensive sheep ranches. It was called the clearances. They had to find new places to live and many immigrated to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. I guess because they were made of stone, except for the thatch roofs, they still stand as sentinals of a hearty folk now long gone.