Start date: 18 October 2007
End date: 18 October 2007
Time: 6.00pm
Summary: Professor Tom Devine - Landscapes and People: the Lowland Clearances. The modern rural landscape of trim fields, separate farmsteadings and country villages was formed over two centuries ago during the Age of Improvement. This was a time of revolutionary change : many thousands lost land, entire communities were uprooted and the entire social structure of the countryside transformed forever. Yet these ' Lowland Clearances ' are forgotten. Unlike the Highland Clearances, there was no enduring folk memory of dispossession and the Lowland trauma has also no resonance in modern Scottish culture.
Venue: Playfair Library, Old College, South Bridge
Access/facilities for special needs: Facilities for people with disabilities are available
Suitable for children? Yes
Price: The only charge is a £3 per ticket non-refundable administration fee.
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Category: Talks and Lectures