Many of the small villages dotted along the west coast road were formed during the "Highland Clearances". This particularly cruel episode in Scottish history both inspired and shaped not only the history of Scotland but that of the many places around the world where those forced from their birthplaces settled. Learn about the clearances with a walk around Melvich and Portskerra and a tour of the Strathnaver clearances museum. Travel through the majesty of the Sutherland hills and along Strath Halladale to Forsinard.
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