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: Exodus from the Egypt of the North #WorldBookDay
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.
New Exhibition Explores The Rousay Clearances
The exhibition, starting on Saturday 28th of November, is part of the St Andrew’s Fair Saturday global cultural event which celebrates community and supports charitable organisations. The event in Stromness will be supporting Orkney Rape and Sexual Assault Service (ORSAS).
The Last Sabbath in Strathnaver Before the Burnings
The Last Sad Sabbath by Annie Mackay
The Western Isles – Or There And Back Again XVII
Then to Farr viewpoint, where Mike did his ‘Marlboro Man‘ impression.
Badbea Highland Clearance Village. Living on the Edge.
The people who ultimately inhabited Badbea had been forced from their homes on fertile land and left to fend for themselves upon the clifftop
