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  1. Highland Clearances - Wikipedia

    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 …

  2. Highland Clearances | Scottish History & Impact on Society ...

    Highland Clearances, the forced eviction of inhabitants of the Highlands and western islands of Scotland, beginning in the mid-to-late 18th century and continuing intermittently into the mid …

  3. The Highland Clearances - Scottish History Society

    This debate was intensified in 1969 with the publication of John Prebble’s The Highland Clearances, an accessible, entertaining and best-selling account of the subject, which …

  4. Highland Clearances - scottishhistory.org

    Feb 3, 2025 · The initial phase of the Clearances predominantly took place between 1760 and 1815, although its origins can be traced back to the period preceding the Jacobite Rising of …

  5. The Highland Clearances - Historic UK

    The Highland Clearances remain a controversial period in Scotland’s history. Sheep farming being more profitable than farming, thousands of people were forcibly ‘cleared’ from the Scottish …

  6. Jacobite Risings, Highland Clearances - Highlands Scotland

    Learn about the Jacobite Risings and Highland Clearances in Scotland's history. Discover the events, people, and impact of these significant periods in Scottish history.

  7. Scotfax: Highland Clearances on Undiscovered Scotland

    Information and images about the Highland Clearances in the Scotfax section of Undiscovered Scotland.

  8. Highland Clearances: What Happened In Scotland & When Did ...

    Mar 7, 2022 · What were the Highland Clearances? The Highland Clearances, also known as the Scottish Clearances, was the highly controversial and damaging process of removing peasant …

  9. The Highland Clearances - glendiscovery.com

    After 1745 the Highlands of Scotland became subject to first a military and then a commercial and finally a recreational colonial occupation.

  10. The Scottish Highland Clearances: How Landowners Destroyed a ...

    Apr 3, 2025 · The Scottish Highland Clearances were a turbulent and transformative time in Scotland’s history, marked by the displacement of thousands of Highlanders from their …