The Highland clearances was a forced displacement of population during the 18th and 19th century. Landlords cleared their land from their tenants to practice extensive sheep raising and evicted sometimes brutally the whole population from the place they lived on. They had then to find a new place to live, finding refuge on the most difficult lands of the highlands, along the cliffs, where only heath and ferns can grow. Today, there are still remains of these "clearances villages" ...

Photographe :
vicuna
Téléchargé :
2016-08-15
Tags :
crab net fisher fishnet glove highlands landscape nature net scotland travel trip
Appareil :
Hasselblad XPan
Pellicule :
Lomo CN400
Objectif :
hasselblad f/4 45 mm
Ville :
portmahomack
Pays/région :
United Kingdom
Albums :
Clearances - Scotland #1 [XPan]
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