The Sutherland Estate, 1850-1920: Aristocratic Decline, Estate Management And Land Reform (scottish Historical Review Monographs)
by Annie Tindley /
2010 / English / PDF
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From the mid-nineteenth century until the end of World War I, the
Sutherland Estate was the largest landed estate in western Europe;
at 1.1 million acres, the ducal family owned almost the entire
county of Sutherland as well as a further 30,000 acres in England.
The estate was owned by the dukes of Sutherland, who were among the
richest patrician landowners of the period; from the early
nineteenth century, however, the family were shadowed by their
reputation as great clearance landlords, something that would come
back to haunt them throughout the coming decades
From the mid-nineteenth century until the end of World War I, the
Sutherland Estate was the largest landed estate in western Europe;
at 1.1 million acres, the ducal family owned almost the entire
county of Sutherland as well as a further 30,000 acres in England.
The estate was owned by the dukes of Sutherland, who were among the
richest patrician landowners of the period; from the early
nineteenth century, however, the family were shadowed by their
reputation as great clearance landlords, something that would come
back to haunt them throughout the coming decades
