#land settlement

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Stone ruin of an old windmill tower on a dry grassy hilltop in Carriacou, goats grazing nearby, turquoise sea and islets beyond, wide shot, clear morning light.

Carriacou and Petite Martinique: A Land History Apart From the Mainland

Carriacou and Petite Martinique have a land history unlike mainland Grenada: cotton estates, Scottish and French roots, land settlement and family holdings.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Row of small wooden village houses with garden plots of bananas and cocoa along a winding road in rural St Andrew, elevated three-quarter view, bright morning light.

Historic Estates & Land History

From Sugar to Spice: How Freed Grenadians Won Small Plots After 1838

After emancipation in 1838, sugar declined and Grenadians built a peasant farming economy on cocoa and nutmeg. How small plots, métayage and estates evolved.

14/10/2026 8 min read