The Sheep Fank Project     This ongoing project records and maps the location of circular Sheep fanks around the lowlands of Scotland. These drystone structures were built across Scotland between 1750 and 1860 following the Lowland and Highland clearances, where landowners rapaciously replaced tenants with livestock to expand large-scale commercial sheep farming from England to Scotland. They were typically constructed from the rubble left by evicted crofters’ properties. The historical context of these structures reveals their symbolic presence within the interplay of land use and inhabitants. This project highlights the relevance and importance of these markers in the contemporary world, as we continue to question land ownership.

                          

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Sheep fanks