The Sutherland Clearances. The Highland Clearances Volume Three

Before the Rebellion of Prince Charles in 1745, each Highland clan owned its own land. No one else, including the Government in Edinburgh, had the power to deprive them of it. (Travellers saw that in the mountains every crag was a new fortress for men defending their own country.) But the Highland Jacobite rebels having … Continue reading The Sutherland Clearances. The Highland Clearances Volume Three