The document summarizes the Highland Clearances in Scotland. It describes the clan system and traditional way of life of Highland cottars. After the Jacobite uprising was defeated at Culloden in 1746, the British government banned Gaelic culture and kilt wearing. Highland landlords then began clearing cottars from the land to make way for more profitable sheep farming. This led to many evictions and the destruction of homes, leaving Highlanders homeless and forcing them to emigrate.