an area of land adjacent to a cottage, which could be independently farmed
a small farm worked by a crofter
a narrow strip of land leading back from the village
a small mixed farm in the Highlands
a small piece of enclosed ground next to the dwelling house, used for tillage, pasture, etc [British & Scotish, obsolete].
A garden which usually resided outside a villager's house. It was used to supplement the year's crop.
A small (50 acres) subsistence farm found in the highlands of Scotland. Most crofters have secondary jobs as a living cannot generally be made today.
A piece of pasture land next to a house.
An agricultural smallholding located where the crofting statutes apply, namely the former Counties of Argyll, Caithness, Inverness, Orkney, Ross & Cromarty, Sutherland and Shetland. Although crofters (since 1976) are able to own their land, generally speaking crofting is a form of tenancy in respect of which the crofter has security of tenure. Individual crofters have the right to buy their croft either following agreement with the landlord or by application to the Scottish Land Court under the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993. Communities of crofters may apply to buy eligible croft land under the crafting community right to buy provisions contained in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.
A croft is a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable with a crofter's dwelling thereon. A crofter is one who has tenure and use of the land.
