Tom Devine lecture Lowland Clearnces
On a visit to New Zealand professor Tom Devine gives a lecture on the Lowland Clearances. There is a mention of the Galloway Levellers about 35 minutes in.
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1 Comments:
I couldn't understand a particular word he's saying - is it baltoon perhaps, or baltoun - in the context of shared-ownership crofts and single ownership crofts.
I've lost the details of where it was, but maybe about a third of the way through.
Nancy
Christchurch, NZ
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