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Crofting & Farming

Articles around farming and crofting, a form of land tenure and small-scale food production unique to the Scottish Highlands
Crofting Law

Crofting Law

by Russell Smith The old joke is that a croft is a small piece of land completely surrounded by legislation and there are certainly some complications about crofting law. Crofting is unique to Scotland so we can’t look elsewhere for enlightenment. Basically, crofting was set up by the Napier
Contributed 10 Jun 2020
How our forebears fought for their heritage

How our forebears fought for their heritage

by Russell Smith In the last edition, we looked at the crofting landscape and the benefits of crofting in the 21st Century. Here we look back at some of the history of how the crofters (our forebears) fought for their heritage - not always successfully but always with spirit. We
Contributed 10 Mar 2020
Crofting in the 
21st Century

Crofting in the 
21st Century

by Russell Smith To welcome the first edition of the Kyle Chronicle, I thought we should celebrate our lovely landscape and look at why it has the attractive patchwork of fields, woodland, buildings, rough grazing and hills so beloved by tourists. The photo shows the crofting area of Airdens looking
Contributed 10 Dec 2019

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