They may seem less brutal than the events in the Highlands but the Lowland clearances were just as effective at displacing country dwellers: by 1820 an entire social class of cottars - peasant farmers who had a traditional claim on land in return for rent or service to a landlord and who made up a third of the population - simply disappeared.
There is no doubt the market has slowed and that prices and speed of sales have been affected in the Highlands but it has not been hit as hard as other areas of the country.
But 25 ministers and their congregations (mainly from the west highlands and the islands but with support in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh) refused to go into the United Free Church.
But the story sags in the middle, as our wanderers traipse through the highlands not a happy environment for Tatum, who, before his journey even begins, looks all at sea in this distant age.
But this falls to about 50% in the Highlands and Shetland and 55% in the Borders.
The report mentions the presenter's cottage in Glencoe in the Highlands as being a property linked to Savile but does not say whether or not any offences took place there.
"I'm aiming for the Highlands in August, but that's a long way off - I'm just trying to look after myself day by day, " he said.
Perhaps a few hundred remain in the forested highlands of Laos and Cambodia but they too are threatened by hunting and habitat loss.
But more unusual and tastier varieties survive in the Andean highlands.
In the Highlands and Islands, compensation can be paid, but it is at the power firms' discretion.
The Highlands does seem to have shown some traditional resilience as the average house price has fallen but not in line with the national average published by Nationwide at 16%.
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