The Year of the Sheep saw Ross-shire tenants rise to expel sheep introduced by Lowland farmers from the straths. At Boath near Alness a large gathering of tenants drove thousands of sheep southward in a coordinated effort to reclaim grazing land. Military was called from Fort George to restore order.
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