The Culrain Clearance riots
In 1820 the people on the estate of Culrain took direct action against the prospect of being cleared, and anti-clearance riots ensued
Clearances
How the Airdens crofters fought for fairer rents
In 1893 the Airdens crofters waged their own land war. They withheld their rents and on several occasions forcibly prevented sheriff officers from serving legal …
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