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GCSE History · key term
The removal of tenants from land in the Scottish Highlands, particularly during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as landowners reorganised their estates.
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Paper 2
Revise: Migrants to and from BritainHuguenot migration, the Highland Clearances and the Ulster plantations show how religion, economic change and government policy could reshape communities in Britain and beyond.
Paper 2
The eviction of small-scale farming communities from land in the Scottish Highlands as landowners reorganised their estates.
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During the Highland Clearances, landowners reorganised land into larger estates and evicted crofters. Losing a home and access to farmland created a powerful reason to leave. This was a different pressure from the attraction of factory wages: rural displacement pushed people away, while industrial employment offered possible destinations.