crofters
Highland tenant farmers
Crofters are tenant farmers who work small agricultural plots called crofts, particularly in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
The term carries historical weight—crofters were central to the Highland Clearances of the 18th and 19th centuries, when landlords evicted them to make way for sheep grazing.
Today crofting remains a legally protected form of land tenure in Scotland.
Named elevated regions
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- clearancesAuthorizations or space allowances
- runrigLottery-based strip farming
peat · heather · loch · ceilidh · bothy · Hebrides · Skye · Orkney
Small cultivated land parcel
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- tenant farmingAgriculture on leased property
- husbandryFarm management practice
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
sheep · cattle · poultry · hay · oats · potatoes · turnips · kale
One who rents property
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- leaseTemporary use contract
- landholdingOwned piece of terrain
- rentPayment for temporary use
succession · assignation · registration · absentee · estate · clearances · eviction · right to buy
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- oral historyRecorded interviews about the past
storytelling · handicrafts · weaving · spinning · knitting · seasonal rhythms · generational · kinship
Highlands
Named elevated regions
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- clearancesAuthorizations or space allowances
runrig · peat · heather · loch · ceilidh · bothy · Hebrides · Skye · Orkney · Shetland
smallholding
Small cultivated land parcel
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- tenant farmingAgriculture on leased property
- husbandryFarm management practice
livestock · sheep · cattle · poultry · hay · oats · potatoes · turnips · kale · self-sufficiency
tenant
One who rents property
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- leaseTemporary use contract
- landholdingOwned piece of terrain
rent · succession · assignation · registration · absentee · estate · clearances · eviction · right to buy
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
oral history · storytelling · handicrafts · weaving · spinning · knitting · seasonal rhythms · generational · kinship
crofterslandowners
Holders of real property
landlords · lairds · landed gentry · freeholders · proprietors
crofterslairds
Scottish landed proprietors
aristocrats · landed gentry · landed aristocracy · gentry · nobility