Loch Tay-side was well populated by crofters before the Clea...
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1964.15.B23
Original Tape ID
Summary
Loch Tay-side was well populated by crofters before the Clearances.
The dykes on the hill behind Morenish farm are old land boundaries. Before the Clearances there were no large farms and no extensive sheep-farming on Loch Tay-side. It was all crofts. The high price of wool caused the Clearances. Landlords thought it better to get big rents from a few big farmers than small rents from a lot of crofters. The Earl of Breadalbane organised the crofts on his land and tried to run them in an economic way. The crofters owned their houses, but not the land.
Item Subject/Person
Campbells, Earls of Breadalbane
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