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Ulva
Ulva (; ) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, off the west coast of Mull. It is separated from Mull by a narrow strait, and connected to the neighbouring island of Gometra by a bridge. Much of the island is formed from Cenozoic basalt rocks, which are formed into columns in places.
Highland Clearances
the mass eviction of tenants from the Scottish Highlands in the 18th and 19th centuries
George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
British diplomat, politician and landowner (1758-1833)
Duke of Sutherland
title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
British duchess (1765–1839)
Appin Murder
Murder in 1752 near Appin, Scotland
Hielanman's Umbrella
glass-walled railway bridge carrying platforms of Glasgow Central station across Argyle Street, Scotland, UK
crofting
Crofting () is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production peculiar to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man. Within the 19th-century townships, individual crofts were established on the better land, and a large area of poorer-quality hill ground was shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing of their livestock. In the 21st century, crofting is found predominantly in the rural Western and Northern Isles and in the coastal fringes of the western and northern Scottish mainland.
Ben Bhraggie
hill in Highland, Scotland, UK
Dùn Aluinn
probably the first full-length novel in Scottish Gaelic.
John Lockhart-Ross
Royal Navy admiral (1721-1790)