NicksWanderings · @NicksWanderings
56 followers · 1143 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgA trip down memory lane - An unsuspected find at a beautiful place — The Durness Riots, Ceannabeinne, Caithness, Scotland https://bit.ly/3Z03VQH #UK #DurnessRiots #Ceannabeinne #Caithness, #Scotland #HighlandClearances
#uk #durnessriots #ceannabeinne #caithness #scotland #highlandclearances
NicksWanderings · @NicksWanderings
56 followers · 1137 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgA trip down memory lane - UK — The Highland Clearances and The Durness Riots, Ceannabeinne, Caithness, Scotland https://bit.ly/3Z03VQH #UK #DurnessRiots #Ceannabeinne #Caithness, #Scotland #HighlandClearances
#uk #durnessriots #ceannabeinne #caithness #scotland #highlandclearances
NicksWanderings · @NicksWanderings
54 followers · 1128 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgA trip down memory lane - UK — Timespan — The Kildonan Trail — Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland https://bit.ly/3ONLNon #UK #Timespan #KildonanTrail #Helmsdale #Sutherland #Scotland #HighlandClearances
#uk #timespan #kildonantrail #helmsdale #sutherland #scotland #highlandclearances
NicksWanderings · @NicksWanderings
53 followers · 1115 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgA trip down memory lane - UK — The Durness Riots, Ceannabeinne, Caithness, Scotland - An unsuspected find at a beautiful place https://bit.ly/3Z03VQH #UK #DurnessRiots #Ceannabeinne #Caithness, #Scotland #HighlandClearances
#uk #durnessriots #ceannabeinne #caithness #scotland #highlandclearances
NicksWanderings · @NicksWanderings
53 followers · 1113 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgA trip down memory lane - UK — exploring Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland and learning about the Highland Clearances https://bit.ly/3P3cwP3 #UK #Helmsdale #Sutherland, #Scotland #HighlandClearances
#uk #helmsdale #sutherland #scotland #highlandclearances
NicksWanderings · @NicksWanderings
53 followers · 1110 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
A trip down memory lane - Exploring the Highland Clearances — The Kildonan Trail — Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland, UK https://bit.ly/3ONLNon #UK #Timespan #KildonanTrail #Helmsdale #Sutherland #Scotland #HighlandClearances
#uk #timespan #kildonantrail #helmsdale #sutherland #scotland #highlandclearances
Nick’s Wanderings · @NicksWanderings
12 followers · 176 posts · Server me.dm
UK — The Durness Riots, Ceannabeinne, Caithness, Scotland - An unsuspected find at a beautiful place
#UK #DurnessRiots #Ceannabeinne #Caithness, #Scotland #HighlandClearances
#uk #durnessriots #ceannabeinne #caithness #scotland #highlandclearances
NicksWanderings · @NicksWanderings
53 followers · 1070 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
A trip down memory lane - Exploring the local history — The Kildonan Trail — Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland, UK https://bit.ly/3ONLNon #UK #Timespan #KildonanTrail #Helmsdale #Sutherland #Scotland #HighlandClearances
#uk #timespan #kildonantrail #helmsdale #sutherland #scotland #highlandclearances
NicksWanderings · @NicksWanderings
52 followers · 1055 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgA trip down memory lane - UK — Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland https://bit.ly/3P3cwP3 #UK #Helmsdale #Sutherland, #Scotland #HighlandClearances
#uk #helmsdale #sutherland #scotland #highlandclearances
Nick’s Wanderings · @NicksWanderings
11 followers · 166 posts · Server me.dmUK — Timespan — The Kildonan Trail — Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland - Exploring the local history
#UK #Timespan #KildonanTrail #Helmsdale #Sutherland #Scotland #HighlandClearances
#uk #timespan #kildonantrail #helmsdale #sutherland #scotland #highlandclearances
Nick’s Wanderings · @NicksWanderings
11 followers · 165 posts · Server me.dm
UK — Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland - A place with a sad story
#UK #Helmsdale #Sutherland, #Scotland #HighlandClearances
https://medium.com/@NicksWanderings/uk-helmsdale-sutherland-scotland-cce9b11817e7
#uk #helmsdale #sutherland #scotland #highlandclearances
Undiscovered Scotland · @UndisScot
6177 followers · 1339 posts · Server mastodon.scot
Croick Church in Sutherland, which has reminders of the tragic story that brought word of the Highland Clearances to a much wider audience via an article in The Times on 2 June 1845; and which offers an intriguing mystery. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/bonarbridge/croickchurch/index.html
#Scotland #CroickChurch #Sutherland #HighlandClearances #Church #UndiscoveredScotland
#undiscoveredscotland #church #highlandclearances #sutherland #croickchurch #scotland
Seordag · @Seordag
8 followers · 23 posts · Server mastodon.scot
Sheep Duke. A reimaging of the "Mannie" Duke of Sutherland statue overshadowing Golspie where I went to school. Inspired by the #HighlandClearances Last 3 days of Smorgasbord group exh at the #WeeHub #OceanTerminal
#oceanterminal #weehub #highlandclearances
Martin · @MartinSLaird
71 followers · 342 posts · Server mastodon.scotI've been watching the #StarWars series #Andor. At first I was surprised at the number of Scottish accents in it, but then it moved to a planet of rural glens which have been cleared of people by the Empire. Seems the accents are not a coincidence. The dialogue also describes the #HighlandClearances pretty well.
#highlandclearances #andor #starwars
AnneTheWriter · @AnneTheWriter1
1643 followers · 730 posts · Server universeodon.com
@HisAndHearsePress
The #Scots came over primarily because of the #HighlandClearances, when they were thrown off their ancestral lands by #British Lords who wanted to convert the land to sheep farming. Part of this oppression also meant that their #Scottish ways were literally being outlawed (wearing the #kilt, playing the pipes, and speaking #Gaelic were all declared criminal offenses).
Some Scots migrated to #Ireland off and on, and some of those came to the USA during the #GreatPotatoFamine. They are often referred to as "the #ScotsIrish" (or incorrectly as "the #ScottishIrish").
#Immigration #Genealogy #History #Scotland #Ancestors #ImmigrantAncestors #Clans #ScottishGenealogy
#scots #highlandclearances #british #scottish #kilt #gaelic #ireland #greatpotatofamine #scotsirish #scottishirish #immigration #genealogy #history #scotland #ancestors #immigrantancestors #clans #scottishgenealogy
Llosgi · @Llosgi
126 followers · 489 posts · Server kolektiva.socialMy dad is nearly 90 & from #Eriskay (Outer Hebrides). He's talking lots about his childhood & how his father's family were forced off #SouthUist in the #HighlandClearances so sheep could be grazed on the island. Many of the islanders were forced into boats bound for Canada, with barely the clothes on their backs. Many died from famine. My grandfather's family took their little boat & went to live on Eriskay, the tiny island deemed too stony for sheep. They lived from fishing & growing potatoes on seaweed they hauled up from the shore. My grandfather drowned aged 36, leaving a wife and 5 kids. My dad was the eldest at 7 yrs old & he saw his father's body being carried up the shore. His mum remarried, then died in childbirth. By 14, dad had gone to sea, having lied about his age to get work on cargo ships.
In talking about all this, there's no ounce of self-pity.
Me & dad haven't always got on but I feel so much tenderness for that small boy.
#eriskay #southuist #highlandclearances
JoeyPajamas · @JoeyPajamas
29 followers · 147 posts · Server mastodonapp-uk.social.shrimpcam.pw@fencoul #OliverCromwell and #SlaveTrade get a brief mention. #Potatofamine gets a few sentences. #highlandclearances is glossed over
#OliverCromwell #slavetrade #potatofamine #highlandclearances
JoeyPajamas · @JoeyPajamas
29 followers · 147 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk@fencoul #OliverCromwell and #SlaveTrade get a brief mention. #Potatofamine gets a few sentences. #highlandclearances is glossed over
#OliverCromwell #slavetrade #potatofamine #highlandclearances
JennieMacfie Queen of Teacups · @JMacfie
253 followers · 584 posts · Server mastodon.scotHope the Scottish government is following this. Stop the new #HighlandClearances
· @jackLondon
176 followers · 1686 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk#language - like #ireland & #wales, #scotland has an officially recognised #celtic language; #england suppresses theirs and only one survives as an oddity - nobody communicates daily in Kernewek even in Cornwall
#inward migration - #scotland suffered depopulation ever since #highlandClearances - you find #scots everywhere you find #irish emigres. Modern #scotland welcomes newcomers as an asset where #england resents those from elsewhere. Hence #brexit was rejected
#2waysscotlandisdifferent #language #ireland #Wales #scotland #celtic #england #inward #highlandclearances #scots #irish #brexit