The Braes Uprising

In the early 1880s, the Isle of Skye became the stage for a dramatic and bitter land struggle between crofters—small tenant farmers—and the powerful landlords who controlled their livelihoods. The Braes Uprising of 1882 was a defining moment in this struggle, an event that would shape the future of Scottish land rights and spark nationwide debates about justice, ownership, and the treatment of the Highland people.

This was no ordinary protest. It was an extraordinary act of defiance by impoverished crofters, armed with little more than their determination and a few stones, against the might of the Scottish legal system, the police, and the looming threat of military intervention.