Scotland's HistoryLand and VotesThe Skye and Raasay Clearances
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Highland land owners, such as the ones on Skye, clear their lands of tenants forcing tens of thousands of people out of their homes. Many emigrated to the colonies never to return. Video: A history of Scotland: This Land is Our Land.
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