The Spey Loggers

This audio forms part of a series of audio interviews conducted in 2023 by Smartify as part of the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands project. Listen and discover the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands through the eyes of the stitchers of the Tapestry of the Highlands and Islands.

Join Jane in conversation with the Strathspey Stitchers as she discusses the inspiration behind her journey stone - the amazing loggers of the Spey.

[Jane] I was reading about one man that by the time he got his wood down where it should've gone the delivery had gone. Rather than waiting for the next day, he walked 40 miles home and then started again the next day...

[Alison] They were hardy!