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The Highland Clearances: Scotland's Forgotten Exodus
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Highland Clearances, one of the most painful chapters in Scottish history. They trace the displacement of tens of thousands of Gaelic-speaking Highlanders from their ancestral lands in the 18th and 19th centuries, driven by economic pressures, land enclosure, and the aftermath of Culloden. The conversation focuses on the Sutherland Clearances of 1814-1820, where factor Patrick Sellar evicted entire communities to make way for sheep farming, leading to famine, emigration, and the near-erasure of a culture. They also discuss the role of landlord James…
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