Seven Men of Knoydart

[1] The name evoked the memory of the Seven Men of Moidart, the seven Jacobites who accompanied the Young Pretender on his voyage to Scotland in 1745.

[4] Depopulation of the area began in August 1853, when the recently widowed Josephine MacDonnell forced the eviction of some 330 people to Canada, on board the Sillery, to make way for sheep.

[5][failed verification] Depopulation of the area continued, with a series of further evictions as successive landowners ran the property as a hunting and shooting estate.

[4][failed verification] By 1948, Knoydart was owned by Lord Brocket, who was controversial for his fascist activities before and during World War II.

[2] Although the raiders had public opinion on their side, Lord Brocket succeeded in obtaining a court order to remove them.