A stone on the Hebridean island of North Uist commemorates the Paiblesgarry Land Raid. DETAILS IN DESCRIPTION.
The plaque on this stone commemorates the Paiblesgarry Land Raid of 1921, on the Balranald Estate in North Uist. A group of local men had been promised land if they signed up to fight in the First World War. When the survivors returned and tried to claim the land they were denied. They attempted to take the land and were all sentenced to 60 days imprisonment, although they did not all serve time in prison. Farms were eventually set up on the land as crofting land settlement schemes. The plaque lists the names of 12 participants in the raid.
Size: 4181px × 2776px
Location: North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Photo credit: © SJ Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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