BattlefieldsDurness resistance to clearance 1841
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Durness resistance to clearance 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 with constables
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Durness tenant community
Outcome
Resistance temporarily delayed evictions; military eventually called; families removed; Durness became associated with the long history of clearance resistance in Sutherland
The Battle

History & Significance

Durness tenants in the far north of Sutherland physically resisted eviction attempts by the factor and sheriff's officers of the Sutherland estate; the confrontation at Durness was part of ongoing resistance to clearances across northern Scotland in the 1840s

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