BattlefieldsDurness clearance resistance Sutherland 1841
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Durness clearance resistance Sutherland 1841

1841
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Sutherland estate factor and sheriff officers. Military from Inverness.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Durness tenant community led by women
Outcome
Resistance temporarily delayed evictions. Military called and eventually enforced clearance. Durness families removed to coast. The confrontation added to the pattern of clearance resistance in northern Sutherland.
The Battle

History & Significance

Durness tenants in the far north of Sutherland physically resisted attempts by the Sutherland estate factor to clear them from their holdings. Women led the resistance. Military was eventually called from Inverness to enforce the evictions.

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