Folk Life studies were strong in the period following the Second World War, and perhaps the best known work in this field is Grant’s Highland Folk Ways (1961). In subsequent decades, significant studies stemming from and developing this tradition have continued to appear (e.g. Fenton 1987; Martin 1987). The Folk Life tradition also had a significant influence on the development of the subject in other directions, as rural settlement became a concern for archaeologists, historians of various stripes, historical geographers and others.