Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project

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Documentary History

Sheep on the slopes of Ben Lawers Ruined longhouse Farquarson map segment Peat platform Highland cow Soil sample grid from Balnreich


At its core, the documentary research aims to 'put the people into the landscape'. To that end, several strands of investigation have been pursued, using sources such as census returns and the Breadalbane Papers in the National Archives of Scotland. Some sources yield general or statistical information; others highlight individuals, or local events or stories.

Research into the documentary history has focused on the following topics: