Scottish land clearances

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:associatedWith Highland Clearances
economic hardship
land speculation
land reform debates
social displacement
Clearance riots
gptkbp:causedBy agricultural improvements
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scottish land clearances
gptkbp:impact Scottish_culture
Scottish_economy
Scottish_society
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Scottish_nationalism
gptkb:Scottish_diaspora
art
music
literature
historical memory
historical narratives
political movements
Scottish_identity
Scottish_politics
modern_Scottish_history
gptkbp:influencedBy economic factors
gptkbp:involved displacement of tenants
gptkbp:ledTo cultural changes
land ownership changes
formation of new communities
land reform movements
land consolidation
community fragmentation
changes in land use practices
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of Culloden
Highland Rebellion
Crofter's War
gptkbp:notableFeature The_Clearances:_A_History_of_the_Highland_Clearances_by_John_Prebble
The_Clearances_by_John_Prebble
The_Highland_Clearances:_A_History_by_David_Alston
The_Highland_Clearances_by_Eric_Richards
The_Highland_Clearances:_A_Historical_Perspective_by_Ian_Grimble
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Lord_Seafield
gptkb:Duke_of_Sutherland
gptkb:Sir_John_Sinclair
gptkbp:occursIn gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:relatedTo Clearances of the Highlands
Clearances_of_the_Lowlands
gptkbp:resultedIn urban migration
population decline
cultural loss
emigration
altered demographics
loss of traditional livelihoods
disruption of social structures
establishment of sheep farming
gptkbp:sparked social unrest
gptkbp:timePeriod 18th to 19th century