BattlefieldsStafford evictions resistance Culrain 1820
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Stafford evictions resistance 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
the sheriff officer party. Subsequently military from Inverness.
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Culrain tenant community led by women
Outcome
Sheriff 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 officer party attempting to serve eviction notices. The crowd pelted the party with stones and clods of earth, requiring military reinforcement before evictions could proceed. Ninety families were eventually removed.

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