Scotland's foreshore : public rights, private rights and the Crown 1840-2017 / John MacAskill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacAskill, John, author.

Series:

Scotland's land.

Scotland's land

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--Scotland--History.

Land tenure.

Land tenure--Law and legislation--Scotland--History.

Land reform--Scotland--History.

Land reform.

Shorelines--Law and legislation--Scotland--History.

Shorelines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Scotland's Foreshore tells the story of the battle that took place during the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century between the Crown and private proprietors over the ownership of the foreshore.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

Glossary of Legal Terms

1 ‘A matter of prolonged controversy in Scotland’

2 ‘Illegal encroachments of the Crown on the rights of proprietors’

3 ‘A strange piece of legislation’ and ‘a Jesuitical paper’

4 ‘One of the most prominent and assertive members’

5 ‘A more favourable case to adopt could scarcely be obtained’

6 ‘What remains in the Crown cannot be of great extent’

7 ‘The proposals amount to the most bare-faced confiscation’

8 ‘The Argyll influence in Tiree is paramount’

9 ‘A genuine opportunity to change the fabric of Scottish society’

Envoi

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021).

ISBN:

1-4744-3693-5

1-4744-3694-3

OCLC:

1312725950