The Clearances on Loch Tay-side were as bad as those in Suth...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
April 1964
Track ID
18272
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1964.15.B22
Original Tape ID
Summary
The Clearances on Loch Tay-side were as bad as those in Sutherland; many ruined crofts still to be seen.
There are [1964] at least twenty ruined crofts to the east of Milton Morenish, and many on the road to Ardeonaig. The Clearances on Loch Tay-side were as bad as those in Sutherland. People were driven out over Glen Ogle. Many went to cities, some to the U.S.A. and Canada. Before that Loch Tay-side had been a populous area. The census of 1801 listed a population of 5,000 for only part of the area.
Recording Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Killin
Village/Place - Killin
Item Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Kenmore
Village/Place - Loch Tay-side
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good