The Stonemason: Donald MacLeod's Chronicle of Scotland's Highland Clearances

by Donald MacLeod

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, waves of tenant evictions swept through northern Scotland in what would become known as the Highland Clearances. Wealthy landlords, discovering hardy breeds of sheep that would flourish in the severe Highland climate, replaced populated farms and villages with higher-revenue sheep farms. The former tenants faced the choice of migrating to other parts of Scotland or emigrating to other countries. Stonemason...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275969479
• ISBN13: 9780275969479
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.6"