The Lowland Clearances Scotland's Silent Revolution, 1760-1830

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Highland Clearances are a well-documented episode in Scotland's past but they were not unique. The process began in the Scottish Lowlands nearly a century before, when tens of thousands of people - significantly more than were later exiled form the Highlands - were moved from the land by estate owners who replaced them with livestock or enclosed fields of crops. These Clearances undeniably shaped the appearance of the Scottish landscape as it is today as they swept aside a traditional way of life, causing immense upheaval for rural dwellers, many of whom moved to the new towns and cities or emigrated. Based on pioneering historical research, this book tells the story of the Lowland Clearances, establishing them as a wider part of the process of Clearance which affected the whole country and changed the face of Scotland forever.

Book information

ISBN: 9781912476855
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Imprint: Origin
Pub date:
DEWEY: 941.3073
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 162g
Height: 131mm
Width: 198mm
Spine width: 16mm