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Deep Dive: When a 19th-Century Scottish Landowner Blocked a Public Footpath, Locals Rebelled. Now, Archaeologists Have Unearthed Parts of His Controversial Wall
Archaeologists in Scotland have unearthed the remains of a controversial structure near Glasgow that was the nexus of a violent 1823 clash over land rights and private property. In the early 19th century, a wealthy Scottish distiller named Thomas Harvie bought an estate in the countryside just east of Glasgow. Taking issue with a public pathway along the River Clyde that cut through his property, Harvie built two 12-foot-tall, heavily fortified walls on either side of his estate, blocking the public from using the path.
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