crofting
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The main parties agree that crofting is a part of Scotland's culture which needs to be protected.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The island started as home to three crofting families, and at its population peak the community flourished to around 70 people.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2024
He says traditional livelihoods such as crofting and farming could continue as they are, adding that they already play a key role in providing grassland habitat for vulnerable species such as curlew.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023
The commission's role is to regulate crofting and promote the interests of croft communities.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2022
That was the way he was brought up, and instead of wanting him to go on crofting like themselves, they were enchanted because he drew pictures on their unpainted doors and their whitewashed walls.
From The Heather-Moon by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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