The Case for God: Carbeth Hutters' Feudal Defence against Eviction

In 1999 a bizarre series of special sittings of Stirling Sheriff Court were convened under feudal law in order to bring eviction proceedings against up to 90 low income or unemployed Glasgow families. Each of these owned a holiday hut on the Carbeth Estate in Stirlingshire. They rented their tiny pl...

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Main Author: MacIntosh, Alastair (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2000
In: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2000, Volume: 8
Further subjects:B Carbeth Estate
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Summary:In 1999 a bizarre series of special sittings of Stirling Sheriff Court were convened under feudal law in order to bring eviction proceedings against up to 90 low income or unemployed Glasgow families. Each of these owned a holiday hut on the Carbeth Estate in Stirlingshire. They rented their tiny plots from the landlord, Allan Barns-Graham, whose grandfather had allowed ex-servicemen to have ‘an affordable place in the country’.
ISSN:1749-4915
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/ecotheology.v5i1.1797