In the aftermath of the Great War, eight families were given grants of land on Harris in the Outer Hebrides. It was the start of the small community of Scarastavore.
The crofters had to eke a meagre living from the thin soil in those early days, but there were lighter moments.
In this second series of five programmes Finlay J. Macdonald recalls those bitter-sweet times of his boyhood and remembers some of the formative occasions in the growth of the village. 1: The Christening
Producer LESLIE ROBINSON