The Dava Project

Clearance

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.

Murderous Intentions

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.

Intrusion or Improvement?

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.

A Sense of Place

Grantown Museum curator Dan Cottam and historian Charles Fletcher talk about the early days of people coming to live on the Dava moor.