The people who ultimately inhabited Badbea had been forced from their homes on fertile land and left to fend for themselves upon the clifftop
Badbea Highland Clearance Village. Living on the Edge.
Archaeologists Return To Rousay For Skaill Excavation
The dig runs on weekdays from July 5 until July 16. Visitors are welcome to visit the dig between 10am and 4pm.
Virtual Conference to Explore North East Scotland’s Colonial Connections
The actions and legacies of those who left Scotland and travelled to the colonies of the British Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries will be discussed at a two-day online conference this week.
Reclaiming Our Land By Rob Gibson
“I believe that we are closer to reclaiming our land than ever before. Political will based on a wide consensus for change is now in play.” Rob Gibson
The Rousay Clearances: Exodus from the Egypt of the North #WorldBookDay
There are only a few copies left of the publication available to purchase which went with the recent exhibition “The Rousay Clearances: Exodus from the Egypt of the North. “
Scotland, Slavery & Land: ‘Follow the Money’
This influx of wealth, said Dr Mackinnon, especially from 1820 – 1850, is ‘trophy on display’ by turning the land whole scale over to hunting and fishing using colonial derived wealth.
The Rousay Clearances Part 2
“Although I may have to leave the land, I am prepared to speak the truth, and will not be cowed by landlordism. I consider as Burns says – ‘a man’s a man for a’ that’” James Leonard
The Rousay Clearances: Book Available Now
There are only a few copies left of the publication available to purchase which went with the recent exhibition “The Rousay Clearances: Exodus from the Egypt of the North. “
The Rousay Clearances
In the 1841 census, 214 people including 41 children lived in Quandale.
In The Windows of Northlight: The Rousay Clearances
There’s just a few days left to catch the Northlight Gallery’s latest exhibition in Stromness.
