Abstract
Migration from the rural Highlands and Islands to the urban Lowlands was a vital element in the demographic and economic experiences of eighteenth- and nineteenthcentury Scotland. Both permanent and temporary migration reflected the capitalist transformation of Highland society. Both types increased following failure of the Highland potato crop between 1836 and 1850. This paper examines the patterns of directed labour mobility that characterised one means of relief from destitution following the Highland potato famines.
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