Scottish
Highland Clearances
The
Highland Clearances In this account of the Highland Clearances
of the 18th century, Eric Richards draws attention to the
brutal evictions as being one amongst many solutions to the
problem of maintaining marginal and unfertile land and reasserts
that as we enter the 21st century, we have yet to find a solution.
The
Stonemason: Donald Macleod's... Chronicle of Scotland's
Highland Clearances.
Patrick
Sellar and the Highland... Clearances: Homicide, Eviction
and the Price of Progress. In April 1816, Patrick Sellar was
brought to trial in Inverness for culpable homicide in the
manner of his treatment of the Highlanders of Strathnaver.
This is an account of Sellar's life and times. It shows that
he was ruthless and cruel, but also that he had a streak of
idealism: did he really believe that the displaced Highlanders
would be better off, better fed, educated and housed in their
new homes? Have the Highlanders in the end become more productive
and prosperous? The author examines such questions as these,
showing there is a case for Sellar's defence as well as for
his prosecution.
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