BattlefieldsStafford evictions resistance at Culrain 1820
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Stafford evictions resistance at Culrain 1820

1820
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
sheriff's officer party and military
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Culrain tenants
Outcome
Sheriff's party initially repulsed; military called from Inverness; evictions eventually carried out; ninety families removed from Culrain
The Battle

History & Significance

At Culrain in Kincardine parish on the Sutherland estate, women and men resisted a sheriff's officer and his party attempting to serve eviction notices; the crowd pelted the sheriff's party with stones and clods of earth; the action required military reinforcement before evictions could proceed

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