A hardy lot
FOR centuries, the Scottish Highlands and Islands have been associated with depopulation and poverty. Remoteness and sparsity of people had become their major attraction. But perhaps this is changing. For the past 30 years, unlike in the rest of Scotland (where population has been static), the number of Highlanders and Islanders has been on the increase, from 320,000 in 1961 to 370,000 now.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A hardy lot”
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