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Description: | An iron brazier, or leister crusie, from Strathdon, Aberdeenshire Used for poaching fish by night Peats burning in the crusie give out light, which attracts fish The fish are then caught with a leister, a five-pronged fish spear
"Leister crusie from Strathdon used to attract fish while poaching (19th cent)."
Author: Inglis,Jim & Curtis,Neil Date: 1990 Purpose: Encyclopaedia of the North-East
"'Burning the Water' was a method of poaching for fish, usually salmon, that was common in the 18th century. It often took place at night in the autumn when the fish were 'red' and almost uneatable, at spawning time. This practice is now illegal. The fish were attracted to the surface by a light which was given by peats burning in a small brazier hanging on a pole over the water. This is a good example of an iron brazier, or leister crusie, which comes from Strathdon, Aberdeenshire. The fish were caught with a leister, a five-pronged fish spear."
Author: Feilden,Rosemary Date: 1999 Purpose: SCRAN
Acquisition source: Innes, J B Mr | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1800-1900 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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