Highland Clearances

plural noun

in Scotland, the removal, often by force, of the people from some parts of the Highlands to make way for sheep, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Also calledthe Clearances

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It's believed to belong to a family forced from their home by the landowner, the Duke of Atholl, in the late 18th or early 19th century as part of the Highland clearances.

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But delve into its past and the castle has links with the makers of Worcestershire Sauce, and the land it was built on with the Highland Clearances.

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The duke was a controversial figure in the Highland Clearances.

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HPMAs have been likened to the Highland Clearances, with some suggesting they will devastate many areas.

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Strathnaver Museum in Bettyhill, Sutherland, explores the histories of the local Clan Mackay, agricultural life and the Highland Clearances, a period of history which saw families removed from land where they had lived for generations.

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