Following on from my last post, about my walk in the hills above Golspie to reach the monument to the 1st Duke of Sutherland
I thought it pertinent to point you in the direction of the Wikipedia article about him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Duke_of_Sutherland
He was heavily involved in the Highland Clearances which were were about the forced displacement of people from inland to the coasts and to the colonies during the 18th and 19th Centuries, chiefly in order to graze sheep, which was much more profitable!
Here also, just because I like it (words and music and views), is a Scottish song from You Tube. The words can be found in the following link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ye_Jacobites_by_Name
I thought it pertinent to point you in the direction of the Wikipedia article about him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Duke_of_Sutherland
He was heavily involved in the Highland Clearances which were were about the forced displacement of people from inland to the coasts and to the colonies during the 18th and 19th Centuries, chiefly in order to graze sheep, which was much more profitable!
Here also, just because I like it (words and music and views), is a Scottish song from You Tube. The words can be found in the following link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ye_Jacobites_by_Name
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