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Kenneth Steven reveals how the central belt of Scotland was transformed by land clearance.

Kenneth Steven explores how the central belt of Scotland was transformed by land clearance, just where the Highlands meet the Lowlands.

With its title drawn from an essential work by ARB Haldane, 'New Ways through the Glens' is Kenneth Steven's personal reflection on the changes brought to the people and landscape of the Scottish Highlands by the arrival of roads and canals in the 18th and 19th centuries.

In the second in the series, he explores how the central belt of Scotland was transformed by land clearance, just where the Highlands meet the Lowlands.

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The changes brought to the people and landscape of the Scottish Highlands.

Kenneth Steven's personal reflection on the changes brought to the people and landscape of the Scottish Highlands by the arrival of roads and canals in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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