The Sutherland Estate, 1850-1920: Aristocratic Decline, Estate Management and Land Reform

From The Mid-nineteenth Century Until The End Of World War I, The Sutherland Estate Was The Largest Landed Estate In Western Europe; At 1.1 Million Acres, The Ducal Family Owned Almost The Entire County Of Sutherland As Well As A Further 30,000 Acres In England. The Estate Was Owned By The Dukes Of Sutherland, Who Were Among The Richest Patrician Landowners Of The Period; From The Early Nineteenth Century, However, The Family Were Shadowed By Their Reputation As Great Clearance Landlords, Something That Would Come Back To Haunt Them Throughout The Coming Decades