ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv tˈɑːɹskɐvˌeɪɡ wʌz dɪvˈɛləpt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən tʊ ɐlˈaʊ lˈɔːɹd mˈæk dˈɑːnəld tʊ ɛksplˈɔɪt ðə ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz ʌvðə sˈiː ænd ðɪ ˌʌndɚjˈuːɾɪlˌaɪzd, pˈʊɹɹɚkwˈɔlᵻɾi lˈænd ɐlˈɔŋ ðə kˈoʊst.
The village of Tarskavaig was developed in 1811 to allow Lord MacDonald to exploit the resources of the sea and the under-utilized, poorer-quality land along the coast.