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The Scottish crofting produce mark was introduced in 2008 to identify products produced by a croft or similar small agri-business that is located in the Highlands or the Islands of Scotland. [1] Only those businesses that qualify and are members of the Scottish Crofting Federation may place the mark on their products. The federation states on ...
Melvaig is a crofting township on the coast of western Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.The houses are largely on a raised shoreline in Wester Ross and are scattered on the crofts into which the land was divided in 1846.
Older cottages in Fearnan. Fearnan (Gaelic Feàrnan, 'Alders') is a small crofting village on the north shore of Loch Tay in Perthshire, Scotland. [1]The village is known for Taymouth Castle, which is the birthplace of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore.
Crofting is a traditional social system in Scotland defined by small-scale food production. Crofting is characterised by its common working communities, or "townships". Individual crofts are typically established on 2–5 hectares (5– 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 acres) of in-bye [40] for better quality forage, arable and vegetable
A croft is a traditional Scottish term for a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable, and usually, but not always, with a crofter's dwelling thereon. A crofter is one who has tenure and use of the land, typically as a tenant farmer , especially in rural areas.
The Crofters' Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict. c. 29) gave crofters in the north and west of Scotland substantial security of occupation of their crofts. Further legislation since, the Crofting Act 1993 , means that the landlords of crofts have very limited rights and being the tenant of a croft is a much more valuable right than ...
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Map of places in the Scottish Borders compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.. This list of places in the Scottish Borders includes towns, villages, hamlets, castles, golf courses, historic houses, hillforts, lighthouses, nature reserves, reservoirs, rivers, and other places of interest in the Scottish Borders council area of Scotland