Historically, the "Highland line" distinguished the two Scottish cultures. While the Highland line broadly followed the geography of the Grampians in the south, it continued in the north, cutting off the north-eastern areas, that is Eastern Caithness, Orkney and Shetland, from the more Gaelic Highlands and Hebrides. [7][8]

Stories abound of jealousies, atrocities, and endless raiding of cattle, goods and women! The clan system was the basis of highland life. Massacres were commonplace but the one that took place at Glen Coe in 1692 will never be forgotten. Glen Coe …

Apr 9, 2025 · Scottish Highlands, major physiographic and cultural division of Scotland, lying northwest of a line drawn from Dumbarton, near the head of the Firth of Clyde on the western coast, to Stonehaven, on the eastern coast.

5 days ago · The Potato Famine in the Scottish Highlands that began in the mid-1840s caused distress and encouraged landowners to engage in a new round of clearances and to sponsor large-scale emigration. By the 1880s Highland subsistence-farming tenants, or “crofters,” faced a …

Nov 30, 2022 · The Highlands (Scots: the Hielands; Scottish Gaelic: a’ Ghàidhealtachd [ə ˈɣɛːəl̪ˠt̪ʰəxk], 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands.

In earlier times the Scottish Highlands region was dominated by the Gaels and their Gaelic language and culture while the lowlands were Scottish. The dividing line was everything west from the Great Glen (Inverness to Loch Linnhe and the islands) and roughly 50 …

May 2, 2012 · History of the highlands and clans; Wilson, John, 1785-1854.

Explore the rich history of the Scottish Highlands and Islands through photographs, illustrations, maps, documents, audio and video. Our content covers the crofting counties of Inverness-shire, Ross & Cromarty, Caithness, Sutherland, Argyll, Orkney, Shetland and Highland Perthshire. View our latest content.

Discover what factors shaped the Scottish Highlands during medieval times. Learn about the influences of geography, history, and culture that contributed to the region's unique landscape and heritage.

A six volume account of the history of the Scottish Highlands, their clans and social life