ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz lˈeɪd ˈaʊt tə θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn smˈɔːl kɹˈɔfts, bˌʌt ðeɪ wɜː nˌɑːt bˈɪɡ ɪnˈʌf tə səpˈoːɹt ɐ fˈæmɪli fɹʌmðə lˈænd ɐlˈoʊn, sˌoʊ ðə tˈɛnənts wɜː fˈoːɹst tʊ ˈɜːn mˈʌni fɹʌm kˈɛlpɪŋ ænd fˈɪʃɪŋ ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə pˈeɪ ðə ɹˈɛnt.
The village was laid out to 31 small crofts, but they were not big enough to support a family from the land alone, so the tenants were forced to earn money from kelping and fishing in order to pay the rent.