Squatting in Scotland

Following the Highland Clearances, land raids occurred across rural Scotland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, for example in Vatersay and Knoydart.

[2][3]: 74  Adverse possession does not exist in Scots law, but a similar concept is positive prescription, which only applies to land.

[4] According to author and politician Andy Wightman, Scotland has seen four waves of squatting in which powerful interests stole land from the Scottish people.

[5] Following the Highland Clearances, land raids occurred across rural Scotland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

[13][14] In 2011, the former site of the Forest Café was briefly occupied by 100 people protesting against the lack of community spaces in Edinburgh.

[18] The former shelter was renamed Baile Hoose and offered alternative accommodation for attendees of the conference, supported by the COP26 Coalition.