Pre-Trip Essay
Annabelle Peterson Professor Justin Latici Preliminary Essay September 10, 2018 Scotland’s Right To Roam The Scottish people trace their roots back to a hardy history full of invasions, destruction, and ultimately a rebirth of a nation strengthened by a system of clans. While the modern day has since moved past the archaeal hierarchy, its presence has shaped the landscape due to land claims that each clan has set hundreds of years ago. Territories were ruled by leaders trying to keep their people safe while also keeping their place at the top of the political food chain. This, in turn, resulted in a policy of people allowed to roam freely so that the fields and crops could be better tended and managed. As present laws have adapted to using the traits of “shared land”, these policies aim to model how UK citizens connect with each other in their communities by emphasizing the positive outcomes of the right to roam. To begin, it is important to understand the necessity of al...