crofting
Britishnoun
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Angus Murray, NTS' operations manager for Fair Isle, said: "We are looking forward to welcoming new people to the island to become part of the crofting community of Fair Isle."
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Many of the residents are involved in crofting and fishing, and there is a small school with a handful of pupils.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2022
When they arrived in the UK, the family were first given accommodation in Valtos, a small crofting township on Lewis, before being given a home by the local authority in Stornoway, the island's largest town.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2021
The estate had income of between £830,000 and £840,000 last year, with a range of interests from residential, holiday and crofting lets to renewable energy, telecoms and deerstalking.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2021
Cleanliness is a welcome feature of the place, and I am sorry to say that the same can not be said of certain crofting villages not far distant.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner
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