{
  "id": 15647502,
  "title": "When a 19th-Century Scottish Landowner Blocked a Public Footpath, Locals Rebelled. Now, Archaeologists Have Unearthed Parts of His Controversial Wall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/when-a-19th-century-scottish-landowner-blocked-a-public-footpath",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-19T19:17:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-a-19th-century-scottish-landowner-blocked-a-public-footpath-locals-rebelled-now-archaeologists-have-unearthed-parts-of-his-controversial-wall-180989712/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The rebellion against \"Harvie’s Dyke,\" a pair of stone walls erected in the 1820s, was a triumph for the workers and middle classes of Glasgow, who used riots, boycotts and lawsuits to win back access to the River Clyde",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}