That’s the topic of an online history event next week, on December 7 at 7.30 pm.
It is organised by The Galloway Glens Partnership and will feature eminent historian and author Professor Sir Tom Devine, above.
He will travel back in time to explore the clearances locally and popular Resistance in the 18th century.
Meanwhile, Andrew Thin, chair of the Scottish Land Commission, will then discuss today’s land use challenges, and how communities can get involved to take ownership.
Professor Sir Tom said: “Only in the last few years has the full extent of clearance of communities in southern Scotland in the late 17th and 18th centuries begun to be revealed. This lecture will present the most research findings with particular reference to Galloway.
“The presentation also includes a consideration of the Levellers Revolt there, by far the most extensive protest against removals of people in Lowland Scotland.”
Andrew Thin added: “It is hard to overestimate the impact that community ownership has had on parts of rural Scotland over the last 20 years. It has enabled a democratisation of land use decision making the impact of which is still taking shape. But momentum for change in the south of Scotland has been much slower to develop. We need to understand why that is if we are to bring the benefits of community ownership to all parts of our country.”
To book your free online ticket, go to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-galloway-clearances-and-the-future-of-land-ownership-in-scotland-tickets-433493880867.
