Crofting is a form of land tenure and small-scale food production unique to the Scottish Highlands, the islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man. Within crofting townships, individual crofts are established on the better land, and a large area of poorer-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing of th...
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(from the article `Highland`) Across much of the Highland council area, crofting (small-scale farming, largely for subsistence) and fishing dominated the traditional economy. ... Crofting (tenant farming) is the traditional mainstay of the economy and is still widely practiced. The typical croft is just a few acres with a ... ......
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Croft'ing noun 1. Croftland. [ Scot.]
Jamieson. 2. (Textile Manuf.) Exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
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