The Highland Clearances

The Highland Clearances

​Homes

The homes that people lived in are a massive part of the highland clearances, they are the whole thing of the highland clearances. The homes they lived in were called either crofts or black houses. They got the name 'black houses' after their interior. There was a peat fire to keep the family warm and as there was no chimney the smoke made the interior black. There was also a side room for their animals to stay in the winter as they could not stay outside.​

​Interior

​Inside of a common black house would be a peat fire in the middle  to keep the family warm and kept burning through the night. There was also a wheel for commonly their mother to spin the wool they got from a sheep to make blankets and bed covers.