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Abstract
This article identifies the social and cultural history of the early modern tidal water ferry, its skippers and passengers, by way of evidence from a northern Scottish rural coast. Evidence from the region’s ‘firthlands’ reveals an amphibious communications network which transformed gradually prior to the early nineteenth century. The article argues that the defining local topography of coastal adjacency both influenced, and was influenced by, the people who lived their lives within and around it. A system of short range communications over and between the estuaries and firths is highlighted from a Coastal Hisory perspective, leading to the examination of a ‘pluriactive’ microhistorical space, linking south-east Sutherland, the eastern edges of Easter Ross and the Black Isle and the Nairnshire seaboard. The article thereby opens up possibilities for comparison with other peoples, places and periods, in which being ‘alongshore’ was integral to rural community construction, coalescence, dynamism and friction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-148 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Rural History |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 14 Sep 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Oct 2016 |
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David Worthington
- Centre for History - Professor of History, Head of the Centre for History
Person: Academic Research Active
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The Institute of Historical Research's 'Coastal Connections' webinars
David Worthington (Member of programme committee)
1 Jan 2021 → 30 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference
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Scotland's Coastal Pasts
David Worthington (Keynote speaker)
29 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Interview on the Historical Ferries of North-East Scotland
David Worthington (Interviewee)
6 Jun 2019 → 10 Jun 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation