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The Highland Clearances: Sellar, Strathnaver, and the Human Cost
We return to the tragic arc of the Highland Clearances, focusing on the brutal enforcement in Strathnaver during the early nineteenth century. While earlier episodes outlined the economic pressures of sheep farming, this episode examines the human machinery behind the expulsion: factor Patrick Sellar and his enforcers, John Mackenzie and James Macrae. We trace the specific events of August 1814 at Kinbrace Crofters' Hall, where a group of tenants gathered to negotiate their future, only to be met with violence that resulted in the deaths of two elderly women, Ann McPherson and Mary…
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