Most of the houses in the village were modernised in 1931 when the porch was added.  The thatch roof of the byre (the lower roof section) was replaced with Caithness slate. 
For my first 5 years as a woodturner, I shared the byre with our milk cow.  The cow was then moved to another building and I expanded my workshop.

Left - Sunset over Brough Bay and the Pentland Firth looking North to the Orkney Island of Hoy.

Setting lobster creels from the shore, Brough Bay
April 2003.

The village of Brough was created during the Highland clearances when the people were moved from the hill areas of the Highlands.  They were settled on small areas of ground which were not large enough to support a family, so that they were obliged to work for the landlord at the seaweed and fishing.  These areas of ground were called ‘Crofts’ and were generally around 3 acres.
Our house is one of those crofts and became known as ‘The Croft’ . 

Looking South over Dunnet Head to the village of Brough.  The Scars in the heather are the peat cuttings

Kite Buggy
on Dunnet beach
April 2003
from - Caithness.org