Apology For The Highland Clearances

• Petition
• Statistics

Petition Action

Apology For The Highland Clearances

Additional Information

As the episode in history called 'The Highland Clearances' is still like an open wound for many in the UK and abroad, I would hope the government would consider issueing an apology for its part in it.
For instance the 1746 Act of Proscription, prohibited the traditional wearing of clan tartans and kilts.
The Tenures Abolition Act 1660 ended the feudal bond of military service by crofters to their chiefs, and the Heritable Jurisdictions Act removed the virtually sovereign power which the chiefs held over their clans. The government's enforcement of the prohibitions varied and often related to the degree of a clan's support during the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Overall these actions led to the destruction of the traditional clan system and of the supportive social structures of small agricultural townships.Your support and endorsement of this would be appreciated!

---

You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus