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Highland Clearances |
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Highland Clearances pl n (Historical Terms) 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 called the Clearances How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the notorious nineteenth-century Highland Clearances, Scottish landlords turned land that tenants had farmed for generations into grazing land for sheep. |
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