On 11 March 2004 21:58, Jan Nary wrote: > I don't know if there > was a similar > experience in Orkney - Sigurd? There was indeed. I just learned on Sunday that my great-great-great grandparents were evicted from their home on Hoy because the laird/landowner wanted the land for sheep. As Wolfgang said earlier the best known examples of these clearances took place on Rousay and Shapinsay but aside from the incidents I know took place (Hoy and Firth) there were probably other such occurrences. -- Sigurd Towrie Blackhall - Kirbister - Stromness - Orkney Heritage of Orkney: www.orkneyjar.com Home: sigurd@orkneyjar.com Work: sigurd.towrie@orcadian.co.uk

At 01:04 AM 3/13/2004 +0000, Sigurd wrote: >As Wolfgang said earlier the best known examples of these clearances >took place on Rousay and Shapinsay but aside from the incidents I know >took place (Hoy and Firth) there were probably other such occurrences. Where can I find out more about the clearances on Shapinsay? Any books to recommend? Alan HEPBURN