The Lowland Clearances – Lost Villages

Published on
24 March, 2017

Synopsis:

A man talks about the land clearances of the Scottish Borders in the 18th century, and searches for some of the lost, forgotten villages which these created.

Written by
Mark Nicol

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The Lowland Clearances – Lost Villages

Everyone knows about the Highland Clearances.
What is not so well know is that our ancestors here in the Borders suffered a similar fate.
We go searching for some of the lost, forgotten villages of the area.

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