The Clearances (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Croft definition
Croft definition
Small agricultural plot with house & shared grazing
Crofters
Crofters
Tenant farmers on crofts, paid rent to landlords
The Clearances
The Clearances
18th-19th century mass evictions of tenant farmers by landlords
Main reason for Clearances
Main reason for Clearances
Economic - sheep farming more profitable than crofter rents
How evictions happened
How evictions happened
Brutal; homes burned, people forcibly removed & herded out
Clearances locations
Clearances locations
Highlands, Western Isles, & Shetland
Impact on clan system
Impact on clan system
Disintegrated - land base supporting it destroyed
Impact on Gaelic language & culture
Impact on Gaelic language & culture
Declined significantly as communities scattered
Shetland heritage
Shetland heritage
Norse, not Gaelic
Legacy of Clearances
Legacy of Clearances
Loss of language, culture, communities & population in areas