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Evictions in Scottish Highlands, c. 1750–1860
definition of "clearance" (as it relates to the Highland Clearances) is debatable. The term was not in common use during much of the clearances; landowners
Highland_Clearances
1995 fashion collection by Alexander McQueen
two major events in Scottish history, the Jacobite risings and the Highland Clearances. The Jacobite risings were a series of rebellions in Great Britain
Highland_Rape
Human settlement in Scotland
that had been removed from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances. The River Helmsdale (Scottish Gaelic: Ilidh) was noted by Ptolemy
Helmsdale
Historic county in Scotland
sparsely populated. Sutherland was particularly affected by the Highland Clearances of the 18th and 19th centuries, and the population has been in decline
Sutherland
Region of Scotland
(2000). The Highland Clearances People, Landlords and Rural Turmoil (2013 ed.). Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited. ISBN 978-1-78027-165-1. "Highland profile –
Scottish_Highlands
Kinship group among the Scottish people
the changes in the Highland agricultural economy, as the introduction of agricultural improvement gave rise to the Highland clearances. The loss of this
Scottish_clan
Area in Scotland
landowners such as the Duke of Sutherland who were carrying out the Highland Clearances. The Chapel of St. John the Baptist is a Greek Orthodox chapel within
Ardross,_Highland
Displacement of farmers in Scottish Lowlands
Scotland. Highland Clearances Clearances in England were more usually known as enclosure. Cahill 2002, p. 137. bbc.co.uk: "Scotland's forgotten clearances" 16
Lowland_Clearances
Scottish author and politician (1838–1898)
the others. First published in 1883, MacKenzie's History of the Highland Clearances has remained in print to the present times. John Prebble wrote "
Alexander Mackenzie (historian)
Alexander_Mackenzie_(historian)
Human settlement in Scotland
of 1854, one of the most notorious incidents of resistance to the Highland Clearances took place at Greenyards in Strathcarron, when Major Robertson of
Strathcarron,_Highland
West Highland Scottish clan
trace their origins to people removed from their lands during the Highland Clearances. During the Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars, John Cameron of
Clan_Cameron
Scottish term for a person or firm that manages property
gave rise to the first phase of the Highland clearances, they managed famine relief, including during the Highland potato famine, they organised evictions
Factor_(Scotland)
Defunct Scottish charitable society
for providing landlords with an easy mechanism for the Highland Clearances. In 1846, the Highland Potato Famine caused a crisis in the Highlands and the
Highland and Island Emigration Society
Highland_and_Island_Emigration_Society
Scottish landowner (born 1845)
1932) was a Scottish aristocrat known for her association with the Highland Clearances. Cathcart was born on 6 August 1845 at Nellore, British India, the
Emily_Gordon_Cathcart
Highland Scottish clan
Grant. Clan Grant was one of the few clans not to be affected by the Highland Clearances. The "Good Sir James" Grant (Clan Chief from 1773 to 1811) built
Clan_Grant
Title in the peerage of the United Kingdom
Duchess of Sutherland remain controversial for their role in the Highland Clearances, when thousands of tenants were evicted and resettled in coastal
Duke_of_Sutherland
Ships that carried Irish and Scottish migrants during the 19th century
escaping the Great Irish Famine and Highlanders displaced by the Highland Clearances. Coffin ships carrying emigrants, crowded and disease-ridden, with
Coffin_ship
English journalist, novelist, screenwriter (1915–2001)
extend the theme. The Highland Clearances remains one of his best known works perhaps because the subject of the Highland clearances as a discrete historical
John_Prebble
Long distance footpath in Scotland
be seen includes feral goats (descendants of those left from the Highland Clearances), red deer, and around the peaks sometimes golden eagles.[citation
West_Highland_Way
British duchess (1765–1839)
Leveson-Gower family, best remembered for her involvement in the Highland Clearances. In 1803, her husband inherited the income from the highly profitable
Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
Elizabeth_Leveson-Gower,_Duchess_of_Sutherland
1968 novel by Iain Crichton Smith
Smith first published in 1968. The book is set in the context of the Highland Clearances and follows an elderly woman who is suffering a religious crisis
Consider_the_Lilies_(novel)
Highland Scottish clan
families living on the Clanranald estates, suffered grievously from the Highland Clearances and also religious persecution at the hands of the Clanranald chief
Clan_Macdonald_of_Clanranald
the Scottish Gaeldom by the Highland Clearances. A further influence was the knowledge that the roots of the Clearances lay in the Classical Liberalism
Catholic_Church_in_Scotland
Agricultural changes, 17th–19th centuries
of labour with Lowland agricultural practice plus labour in the Highland Clearances.[page needed] A handful of powerful families, typified by the dukes
Scottish Agricultural Revolution
Scottish_Agricultural_Revolution
English politician, diplomat and landowner
his life. He remains a controversial figure for his role in the Highland Clearances. Sutherland was the elder son of Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl
George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
George_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Duke_of_Sutherland
Island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
Uist orchestrating one of the most notable mass evictions of the Highland Clearances. In 1849, an attempt to evict 603 crofters from Sollas caused rioting
North_Uist
Midlothian), 1978, p.426 Campbell (1971), Highland Songs of the Forty-Five, pages 246, 248-253. "Highland Clearances – 3". 25 November 2013. Archived from
History_of_North_Uist
cleared during the 18th and 19th centuries as part of the Highland Clearances. The Clearances were a complex series of events occurring over more than
List of clearance settlements in Scotland
List_of_clearance_settlements_in_Scotland
Highland Scottish clan
early 14th century, until the glen was largely abandoned during the Highland Clearances of the late 18th century. The MacDonalds of Glencoe were constantly
Clan_MacDonald_of_Glencoe
Scottish clan
his Campbell overlords, thereby avoiding forfeiture. During the Highland Clearances, the majority of the Fletcher Clan were evicted from Glenorchy by
Clan_Fletcher
Highland Scottish clan
when the chief sold his lands to the Earls of Sutherland and the Highland Clearances then had dire consequences for the clan. In the 17th century the
Clan_Mackay
Scottish merchant, slave owner and landowner
in the British Empire in the 1830s, Rainy became involved in the Highland Clearances. Using monies from the payout to former slave-owners following the
George_Rainy
Scottish landowner and clan chief (1769–1832)
Chief of Clan Cameron. He is also remembered for his role in the Highland clearances. Born at Gibraltar, Donald Cameron was the eldest son of Charles
Donald_Cameron,_22nd_Lochiel
Major agrarian crisis in the Scottish Highlands from 1846 to 1857
could be developed and established an extensive crofting system (see Highland Clearances). Croft sizes were set low to encourage the tenantry to participate
Highland_Potato_Famine
Scottish games
Highland games (Scottish Gaelic: geamannan Gàidhealach) is a competitive strength sport with events held in spring and summer in Scotland and several other
Highland_games
British television documentary series with Jeremy Clarkson
barn Enclosure Haughley Experiment Highland Clearances Highland Potato Famine Inheritance tax protests Lowland Clearances Napier Commission Rationing Run
Clarkson's_Farm
Hill in Scotland
Sutherland who became notorious through the part he played in the Highland clearances. Leveson-Gower was born in 1758, the son of the Marquess of Stafford
Ben_Bhraggie
1934 novel by Neil M. Gunn
deals with the decline of Highland culture in a wide scope of pre-Clearance and post-Clearance life, as well as the Clearances themselves. The book opens
Butcher's_Broom_(novel)
Country within the United Kingdom
These social and economic changes included the first phase of the Highland Clearances and, ultimately, the demise of clanship. The Scottish Enlightenment
Scotland
Mother of Donald Trump (1912–2000)
family's earlier generations are said to have been displaced during the Highland Clearances. According to one genealogical account, displaced families in Mary's
Mary_Anne_MacLeod_Trump
Archipelago off the west coast of Scotland
been in a state of diglossia since at least the 17th century. The Highland Clearances of the 19th century accelerated the language shift away from Scottish
Hebrides
Subdivision of land in Scotland
needed] Traditional townships were largely wiped out during the Highland Clearances. Auchindrain in Argyll, once occupied by up to seven tenant families
Township_(Scotland)
Topics referred to by the same term
The Scottish Clearances can refer to either: Lowland Clearances Highland Clearances This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Scottish
Scottish_Clearances
1987 studio album by the Proclaimers
Is The Story concerned issues including the 18th and 19th century Highland Clearances to industrial decline and regional divisions in late 20th century
This_Is_the_Story
British folk horror film
Golden Lion. The film is set in Scotland during the Georgian-period Highland Clearances, depicting the forced expropriation of peasants from the feudal common
Harvest_(2024_film)
Main village in the Morvern area of Highland, Scotland
village in the Morvern area of Highland, Scotland. Historian ‘Philip Gaskell’ records that, at the time of the Highland Clearances, in about 1830, John Sinclair
Lochaline
1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder" and the Highland Clearances, which occurred in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745.
Kidnapped_(novel)
Ethnic group native to Scotland
Illawarra. Much settlement followed the Highland Potato Famine, Highland Clearances and the Lowland Clearances of the mid-19th century. In the 1840s, Scots-born
Scottish_people
Archipelago and council area off the west coast of mainland Scotland
amongst whom were the MacLeods, MacDonalds, and the MacNeils. The Highland Clearances of the 19th century had a devastating effect on many communities
Outer_Hebrides
Scottish lawyer, factor and sheep farmer (1780–1851)
and sheep farmer. He had a prominent and controversial role in the Highland clearances as factor on the Sutherland Estate, a particularly large landholding
Patrick_Sellar
British consul at Tripoli and Algiers
1889, p. 207. Prebble, John (1963). The Highland Clearances. p. 60. Prebble, John (1963). The Highland Clearances. pp. 39–40. Mackenzie (1896). History
Archibald Campbell Fraser of Lovat
Archibald_Campbell_Fraser_of_Lovat
Scottish folk songs sung while fulling cloth
] to have occurred during the 1950s.[citation needed] During the Highland clearances, traditional methods of waulking spread with the Scottish diaspora
Waulking_song
Scottish museum
the history of north west Sutherland through the context of the Highland Clearances. The Clan Mackay Centre is located on the 1st floor of the main museum
Strathnaver_Museum
Archipelago in north-western Europe
the British Empire and migrations following the Irish Famine and Highland Clearances resulted in the dispersal of some of the islands' population and
British_Isles
Form of land tenure particular to the Scottish Highlands
communities were a product of the Highland Clearances (though individual crofts had existed before the clearances). Previously, Highland agriculture was based on
Crofting
Human settlement in Scotland
founded in 1805 to house and re-employ people displaced during the Highland clearances. According to the 2011 census, Hopeman has a population of 1,724
Hopeman
Americans of Scottish birth or descent
rising of 1745, the steady degradation of clan structures, and the Highland Clearances. During the 18th century, the "push" elements of emigration decisions
Scottish_Americans
1987 single by the Proclaimers
Scotia"). There is also an allusion to the enforced emigrations of the Highland Clearances when wealthy landowners forcibly evicted whole communities in order
Letter_from_America_(song)
Celtic ethnolinguistic group
point as The Great Hunger in Ireland, and across the Irish Sea the Highland Clearances, caused mass emigration (leading to Anglicisation, but also a large
Gaels
1692 killing of clan Macdonald members
archaeological survey in 2019 showed Glencoe was occupied until the Highland Clearances of the mid-18th century. The brutality of the Massacre shocked Scottish
Massacre_of_Glencoe
Ethnic groups
non-Vlach (Balkan) and Carpathian categories. Scottish Highland Travellers (Indigenous Highland Travellers) - The main nomadic ethnic group historically
Scottish Romani and Traveller groups
Scottish_Romani_and_Traveller_groups
Hamlet in Caithness, Scotland
Highland and is in the Scottish council area of the Highland. In 1845, the minister of Bruan in a famous sermon on the unjust Highland Clearances and
Bruan
Scottish minister and campaigner against the Highland Clearances
Assembly in Inverness in 1888. He was an active campaigner against the Highland Clearances. He was born on 28 June 1813 at Heathfield in Kilmuir, Easter Ross
Gustavus_Aird
1817 novel by Walter Scott
representation, and, more relevant to the novel, the disastrous effect of the Highland Clearances. During this era, William Wordsworth wrote The Conventions of Cintra
Rob_Roy_(novel)
Small area of agricultural land
complaints and demands of tenant families who were victims of the Highland Clearances. The modern crofters or tenants appear very little in evidence before
Croft_(land)
Anglo-Scottish Border. The flag of Scotland and flag of Canada at the Canmore Highland Games. The flag of Scotland seating design at Hampden Park Stadium; the
Flag_of_Scotland
Topics referred to by the same term
reported Deforestation, the deliberate clearance of woodland or forest for human development The Highland Clearances, eviction of tenants in the Scottish
Clearance
Town in Highland, Scotland
founded in 1808 to provide space for the many Scots displaced by the Highland Clearances, who poured to the coast in search of work in the fishing industry
Wick,_Caithness
Political group active in the 1880s and 1890s
cleared from large areas of their ancestral lands, the clearances (known as the Highland Clearances) having occurred during the decades following the Battle
Highland_Land_League
Farming sector of the economy of Scotland
emigrate to the growing industrial cities or elsewhere. The later Highland Clearances involved the eviction of many traditional tenants as lands were enclosed
Agriculture_in_Scotland
Judicial building in Inverness, Scotland
in the building during the Highland Clearances. In 1792, tenant farmers from Strathrusdale led a protest about the clearances by driving more than 6,000
Inverness_Town_Steeple
Celtic language
public disrespect, state mandated restrictions on Gaelic usage, and Highland Clearances. This negative affect towards speaking openly with non-native Gaelic
Scottish_Gaelic
Confederation of Highland Scottish clans
from the original on 11 November 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026. The Highland Clearances, and their causes, effects, and results: Chapter Two: The "Harrying
Clan_Chattan
Legislation restricting the wearing of the kilt
the Realm or the spite of the enemies. Jacobite rising of 1745 Highland Clearances Highland Potato Famine Scottish national identity Wars of Scottish Independence
Dress_Act_1746
Island in Nova Scotia, Canada
the 19th century with an influx of Highland Scots numbering approximately 50,000 as a result of the Highland Clearances. From 1892 to 1904, Jonathon MacKinnon
Cape_Breton_Island
Scottish system of land tenure
barn Enclosure Haughley Experiment Highland Clearances Highland Potato Famine Inheritance tax protests Lowland Clearances Napier Commission Rationing Run
Run_rig
persecuted after the Battle of Culloden in 1746, and during the Highland Clearances. The efforts of the Government to abolish the Gaelic language, however
Scottish_Gaelic_literature
Play by John McGrath
the history of economic change in the Scottish Highlands, from the Highland Clearances in the early 19th century through to the contemporary oil boom at
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
The_Cheviot,_the_Stag_and_the_Black,_Black_Oil
Malt or grain whisky distilled in Scotland
Edinburgh for tougher sentences. Highland landowners were now happy to remove tenants who were distillers in clearances on their estates. These changes
Scotch_whisky
Jersey Scottish Tobacco trade Scottish Indian trade Lowland Clearances Highland Clearances Former colonies and territories in Canada English colonial empire
Scottish colonization of the Americas
Scottish_colonization_of_the_Americas
History of Scotland
the first phase of the Highland Clearances. The total population of the Highlands continued to rise throughout the clearances. The result was a continuous
Demographic history of Scotland
Demographic_history_of_Scotland
Ward management area of the Highland Council
Pillaging". Thereafter, the local population was further reduced by the Highland Clearances and voluntary emigration, including the poet Ailean a' Ridse MacDhòmhnaill
Lochaber
1874 Riot of Great Bernera
on the island of Great Bernera, in Scotland in response to the Highland Clearances. The use of the term 'Bernera Riot' correctly relates to the court
Bernera_Riot
Clan MacTavish, an Ancient Highland Scottish clan
Viscount Dunrossil, links this broader decline in Gaelic Highland culture following the Highland Clearances to the pattern of MacTavish families adopting the
Clan_MacTavish
Folk culture of Scotland
Scottish history has been fraught with transformation due to the Highland Clearances in the nineteenth century and battles over ownership such as the
Scottish_folklore
British colonial administrator (1807–1886)
with Sir John McNeill, of the Highland and Island Emigration Society which during the second phase of the Highland Clearances supported an exodus of nearly
Sir Charles Trevelyan, 1st Baronet
Sir_Charles_Trevelyan,_1st_Baronet
Human settlement in Scotland
the Isle of Lewis. It is currently largely uninhabited due to the Highland Clearances, which occurred there in 1838. The beach is a visitor attraction
Mealista
Murder in 1752 near Appin, Scotland
of Scotland, was an act of violent resistance against the large scale clearances taking place on the estate during the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising
Appin_Murder
Topics referred to by the same term
Countess of Sutherland (1765–1839), Scottish peeress, involved in the Highland Clearances Elizabeth Gordon, Duchess of Gordon (1794–1864), Scottish noblewoman
Elizabeth_Gordon
Clearances saw hundreds of thousands of cottars and tenant farmers from central and southern Scotland forcibly removed. The later Highland Clearances
History of agriculture in Scotland
History_of_agriculture_in_Scotland
Human settlement in Scotland
village are preserved as a tourist attraction and memorial to the Highland Clearances. Badbea is accessed by a footpath from a lay-by on the A9 road near
Badbea
1979 studio album by Silly Wizard
U.S. On this album the songs "The Valley Of Strathmore" and "The Highland Clearances" were written by Andy M. Stewart. "Scarce O'Tatties / Lyndhurst"
So_Many_Partings
Group of Protestant agrarian socialists in 17th-century England
barn Enclosure Haughley Experiment Highland Clearances Highland Potato Famine Inheritance tax protests Lowland Clearances Napier Commission Rationing Run
Diggers
Human settlement in Scotland
Highlands that was deserted after its residents were evicted during the Highland Clearances of the early 19th century. Rosal consists of approximately 80 acres
Rosal,_Sutherland
Culinary traditions of Scotland
of Union 1707 Acts of Union Jacobitism Enlightenment Lowland Clearances Highland Clearances Industrial Revolution Romanticism Modern Geography Anglo-Scottish
Scottish_cuisine
Human settlement in Scotland
unsuccessful in preventing the 1745 uprising and not needed after the Highland Clearances, the Bernera Barracks are now ruined. The war memorial in Glenelg
Glenelg,_Highland
British television news programme
barn Enclosure Haughley Experiment Highland Clearances Highland Potato Famine Inheritance tax protests Lowland Clearances Napier Commission Rationing Run
Countryfile
Scottish clan chief
to British North America, as part of what was later known as the Highland Clearances. Robert Burns wrote a satirical poem about Glengarry in the Address
Alexander_Ranaldson_Macdonell
Scottish clan
well documented Highland Clearances occurred on the Robertson clan land of Strathcarron: In 1845, the Glencalvie or Croick clearance, executed by the
Clan_Robertson
Private food supply gardens in the World Wars
barn Enclosure Haughley Experiment Highland Clearances Highland Potato Famine Inheritance tax protests Lowland Clearances Napier Commission Rationing Run
Victory_garden
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