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The Highland Clearances (Scottish Gaelic: Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal [ˈfuət̪ɪçən nəŋ ˈɡɛː.əl̪ˠ], the "eviction of the Gaels") were the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, mostly in two phases from 1750 to 1860.
This article is a list of any town, village, hamlet and settlements in Scotland, that were 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 a hundred years. [1]
Scotland portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. C. ... Pages in category "Highland Clearances"
In 1846, the Highland Potato Famine caused a crisis in the Highlands and the islands of Western Scotland, an area already struggling with overpopulation [2] [3] [4] and the upheavals of the Highland Clearances. The deaths from starvation were so high that, in 1848–1849, the government delivered shipments of oatmeal to locations along the ...
Scotland 58°20′41″N 4°14′34″W / 58.34472°N 4.24278°W / 58.34472; -4 Rosal was a township in Strathnaver , Sutherland, in the Scottish Highlands that was deserted after its residents were evicted during the Highland Clearances of the early 19th century.
Strathnaver Museum is located in Bettyhill, Sutherland, Scotland. It is a fully accredited [1] volunteer-run independent museum which first opened in 1976. [2] It explores 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 building.