Katharine Stewart

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Katharine Stewart BEM (29 August 1914 in Reading, England – 27 March 2013 in Inverness) was an English author, crofter, teacher and postmistress.

Stewart is best known for her book A Croft in the Hills. First published in 1960, it describes the life of a family in a remote croft in the 1950s. The book has been republished and reprinted seven times.Stewart, Katharine (2005) A Croft in the Hills Edinburgh: The Mercat Press, {{ISBN|978-1-84158-791-2}} She has also written A Garden In The Hills, A School In The Hills and The Post in the Hills.Stewart, Katharine (1997) The Post in the Hills, Edinburgh: The Mercat Press, {{ISBN|1-873644-74-4}}{{cite web|title=Obituary: Katharine Stewart, author, crofter, teacher and postmistress|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-katharine-stewart-author-crofter-teacher-and-postmistress-1-2893193|publisher=The Scotsman|accessdate=4 August 2015}}