The Highland Clearances - An Introduction (Sources)

by Steve Blamires

Blackie, John. The Scottish Highlands and the Land Laws. 1885.

Blackie, John Stuart. Altavona. Edinburgh, 1882

Craig, David. On the Crofters' Trail. London, 1990.

Devine, T.M. The Great Higland Famine. Edinburgh, 1988.

Devine, T.M. Clanship to Crofters' War. Manchester, 1994.

Forbes, David. The Sutherland Clearances, 1806 - 1820. Ayr, 1976.

Giekie, A. Scottish Reminiscences. Glasgow, 1906.

Grimble, Ian. The Trial of Patrick Sellar. 1962.

Hunter, J. The Making of the Crofting Community. Edinburgh, 1976.

McIntosh, A.; Wightman A. and Morgan, D. "Reclaiming the Scottish Highlands." in The Ecologist magazine, Vol. 24, No. 2, pps. 64-70.

MacKenzie, Alexander. A History of the Highland Clearances. 1883.

MacLean, Malcom & Carrell, Christopher. As an Fhearann, from the Land. Edinburgh, 1986.

McLeod, Donald. Gloomy Memories in the Highlands of Scotland: Versus Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands. Toronto, 1857.

Prebble, John. The Highland Clearances Penguin, 1963.

Richards, Eric. A History of the Highland Clearances. London, 1982.

Robertson, Alexander. Where are the Highlanders? Of the Highland Regiments and Highland Clearances. 1856.

Ross, Donald. The Clearing of the Glens. 1854.

Youngson, A. J. After the Forty-Five; the Economic Impact on the Scottish Highlands. Edinburgh, 1973.

Societies:

The American-Scottish Foundation, Inc., 575 Madison Avenue (10th Floor), New York, NY 10022, USA. An organization based in the USA but with strong links to contemporary Scotland. They issue a regular and informative newsletter as well as arranging frequent cultural events. One of the better such organizations.

The Scotch-Irish Society of the United States of America, 2616 Edna Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360, USA was founded in 1889 as a society set up for "The preservation of Scotch-Irish history, the keeping alive the esprit de corps of the race, and promotion of social intercourse and fraternal feeling among its members now and hereafter."

Many, many Scottish Clan Societies exist in America and Canada. Check "The Highlander" magazine for full details.

Publications:

"Am Braighe", P.O. Box 79, Mabou, Nova Scotia, B0E 1X0, Canada. Quarterly newspaper on the Gaelic culture of Nova Scotia but also containing features on Scottish culture.

"Celtic Heritage", P.O. Box 8805 a, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 5M4, Canada published six times a year. Good, informative articles and news reports.

"The Highlander", The Magazine of Scottish Heritage, P.O. Box 44086, Chicago, IL 60644, USA is published six times a year. It tends to display a romanticised image of present day Scotland but it is a good source of cultural news and for Clan Society addresses.

"An Scathan", P.O. Box 24, Ashland, PA 17921, USA. Monthly Celtic newspaper with interesting articles and features. Mainly Irish but does cover all the Celtic countries.

"The Scottish Banner", P.O. Box 34, Lewiston, NY 14092, USA. Monthly newspaper on Scottish matters in the USA and Scotland. Worth subscribing to.

prepared by Steve Blamires

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