Author: Bob Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781006568558
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Why are there so few crofts on Mull today? It is Scotland's fourth largest island, yet it has relatively few. Is there much scope to reverse this situation and create more in the future? Between 1900 and 1939 some 1,700 new croft holdings were created and around 1,300 existing ones enlarged in the Hebrides. However, on Mull only 35 new crofts were created during this period, and only five existing crofts were enlarged. Why was this? And why were so few new crofts created in the early part of the 20th century? Answering these questions lies at the heart of this book.
Mull, an Island of Few Crofts
Author: Bob Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781006568558
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Why are there so few crofts on Mull today? It is Scotland's fourth largest island, yet it has relatively few. Is there much scope to reverse this situation and create more in the future? Between 1900 and 1939 some 1,700 new croft holdings were created and around 1,300 existing ones enlarged in the Hebrides. However, on Mull only 35 new crofts were created during this period, and only five existing crofts were enlarged. Why was this? And why were so few new crofts created in the early part of the 20th century? Answering these questions lies at the heart of this book.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781006568558
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Why are there so few crofts on Mull today? It is Scotland's fourth largest island, yet it has relatively few. Is there much scope to reverse this situation and create more in the future? Between 1900 and 1939 some 1,700 new croft holdings were created and around 1,300 existing ones enlarged in the Hebrides. However, on Mull only 35 new crofts were created during this period, and only five existing crofts were enlarged. Why was this? And why were so few new crofts created in the early part of the 20th century? Answering these questions lies at the heart of this book.
History of the Island of Mull
Author: John Patterson MacLean
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mull, Island of (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mull, Island of (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
The Naked Clansmen on Mull & Iona 1700 - 1860
Author: Ian McPhee
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1838591486
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
At the start of the1700s the life of Scottish clansmen was settled compared to the past. This book describes how Clan families lived simple lives in primitive homes. The Battle of Culloden in 1746 changed Scotland forever. Clansmen were now subject to English justice, prohibited from wearing traditional clothing and carrying weapons. Clan chiefs morphed into hard-nosed landlords and ordinary clansmen faced a different and difficult future, with challenges never experienced by their forefathers. Land reform and the introduction of sheep displaced Gaelic Scots, who had to either live elsewhere, become crofters or emigrate. The development of crofting communities dependant on growing potatoes, and the lives of the people who lived in them, is an essential part of this book. While focused on Mull and Iona, it is a fascinating story about the hardship that tenants experienced throughout Scotland. Disease that decimated potato crops in 1846, caused famine, starvation and great poverty. People lost their livelihoods and were evicted from their homes. Evictions, starvation and government policy led to an upsurge in emigration. Until economic conditions improved during the Crimean War, emigration played a key role in the salvation of a starving population.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1838591486
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
At the start of the1700s the life of Scottish clansmen was settled compared to the past. This book describes how Clan families lived simple lives in primitive homes. The Battle of Culloden in 1746 changed Scotland forever. Clansmen were now subject to English justice, prohibited from wearing traditional clothing and carrying weapons. Clan chiefs morphed into hard-nosed landlords and ordinary clansmen faced a different and difficult future, with challenges never experienced by their forefathers. Land reform and the introduction of sheep displaced Gaelic Scots, who had to either live elsewhere, become crofters or emigrate. The development of crofting communities dependant on growing potatoes, and the lives of the people who lived in them, is an essential part of this book. While focused on Mull and Iona, it is a fascinating story about the hardship that tenants experienced throughout Scotland. Disease that decimated potato crops in 1846, caused famine, starvation and great poverty. People lost their livelihoods and were evicted from their homes. Evictions, starvation and government policy led to an upsurge in emigration. Until economic conditions improved during the Crimean War, emigration played a key role in the salvation of a starving population.
Argyll Rough Guides Snapshot Scotland (includes Loch Fyne, Mull, Bute, Arran, Islay and Jura, Staffa, Iona and Colonsay)
Author: Donald Reid
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1409365743
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The Rough Guide Snapshot Argyll is the ultimate travel guide to this picturesque part of Scotland. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from dramatic Duart Castle to eccentric Mount Stuart and the legendary island of Iona to the basalt cliffs of Staffa. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, pubs and bars, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around this beautiful region of Scotland, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, festivals and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands. Full coverage: Cowal, Isle of Bute, Inveraray, Oban and around, Isle of Mull, Isle of Iona, Coll and Tiree, Isle of Colonsay, Kilmartin Glen, Kintyre, Isle of Arran, Isle of Islay and the Isle of Jura. (Equivalent printed page extent 104 pages).
Publisher: Rough Guides UK
ISBN: 1409365743
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
The Rough Guide Snapshot Argyll is the ultimate travel guide to this picturesque part of Scotland. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from dramatic Duart Castle to eccentric Mount Stuart and the legendary island of Iona to the basalt cliffs of Staffa. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, pubs and bars, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around this beautiful region of Scotland, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, festivals and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands. Full coverage: Cowal, Isle of Bute, Inveraray, Oban and around, Isle of Mull, Isle of Iona, Coll and Tiree, Isle of Colonsay, Kilmartin Glen, Kintyre, Isle of Arran, Isle of Islay and the Isle of Jura. (Equivalent printed page extent 104 pages).
Parliamentary Debates
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
The Isle of Mull
Author: P. A. Macnab
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Mull and Iona
Author: Paul Webster
Publisher: Pocket Mountains S.
ISBN: 9781907025099
Category : Iona (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
This publication brings together the very best walking routes on Mull and the neighbouring islands of Iona and Ulva, both easily reached via short ferry journeys.
Publisher: Pocket Mountains S.
ISBN: 9781907025099
Category : Iona (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
This publication brings together the very best walking routes on Mull and the neighbouring islands of Iona and Ulva, both easily reached via short ferry journeys.
The Parliamentary Debates
Author: Great Britain. Parliament
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1048
Book Description
Cobbett's Parliamentary Debates
Author: Great Britain. Parliament
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
Hansard's Parliamentary Debates
Author: Great Britain. Parliament
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1154
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1154
Book Description