As we follow the Dava into the 19th century, listen as Charles Fletcher and Dan Cottam uncover a story all too familiar across the Highlands... the catastrophic loss of language and severing of an enduring relationship between people and their land.
Jul 31, 2021
34 min
In this third episode, we discover more about the 'improvements' made to the Dava moor in the 18th century and how this led to discontent, hardship and even murder.
Jul 13, 2021
24 min
In this second episode, Dan & Charles explore how the landscape of the Dava was forever changed in the 17th & 18th centuries by 'improving' landlords. From a place embracing traditional ways of Highland life, the Dava became an experiment in new farming practices... with terrible consequences.
Jun 28, 2021
38 min
Grantown Museum curator Dan Cottam and historian Charles Fletcher talk about the early days of people coming to live on the Dava moor.
Jun 17, 2021
30 min