Explore Crofting through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Crofting meaning
- A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.
- The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
Using Crofting
- The main meaning on this page is: A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing. | The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
- In the example corpus, crofting often appears in combinations such as: the crofting, crofting commission, of crofting.
Context around Crofting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crofting
- In this selection, "crofting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, scottish, uist, experience, commission, tenure and tenancies stand out and add context to how "crofting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about a crofting group joining and bit about crofting life. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crofting" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crofting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was here she saw the potential in crofting to produce delicious food. (13 words)
At the end of the resumption period, the land is restored to crofting tenure. (14 words)
It saw families from Harris, Lewis, and Skye take possession of crofting tenancies on 68 newly created holdings. (18 words)
However, the idea of having an ‘outdoor classroom’ stemmed from a visit to the croft of Isabel and Ewan Campbell over 40 years ago, when primary two pupils from Banavie school took up an invite to see the animals and learn a bit about crofting life. (46 words)
Explaining the Crofting Commission’s regulations, and outlining how they worked the land, allowing a procession of sheep, cows and horses to graze, the story of Red River Croft unfolds in tandem with Worsley’s deepening connection to the place. (40 words)
Darach Croft began its journey to provide a place for people with disabilities to experience crofting in 2017, and the award it won from Firstport’s Social Innovation Competition will help to establish this project. (35 words)
Example sentences (17)
At the end of the resumption period, the land is restored to crofting tenure.
Explaining the Crofting Commission’s regulations, and outlining how they worked the land, allowing a procession of sheep, cows and horses to graze, the story of Red River Croft unfolds in tandem with Worsley’s deepening connection to the place.
It saw families from Harris, Lewis, and Skye take possession of crofting tenancies on 68 newly created holdings.
One of Scotland’s largest environmental groups said it has learned about a crofting group joining a community buyout of its land via the media, rather than from the community members themselves.
The couple plan work the croft, build a food tourism business and promote the use of Gaelic at the enterprise with a three-year plan submitted to the Crofting Commission.
The Crofting Commission has been left in a stronger position, its convener said as chief executive Bill Barron announced he would be stepping down later this year.
Donald MacSween, a crofter from Ness is unequivocal in his assessment of the losses to crofting areas, “We miss it a lot.
Even in Scottish crofting, where few of us would hit the threshold, and clearing £25,000 per annum would be quite the achievement, we’re being asked to jump through increasing numbers of hoops.
Highlands and Islands MSP Tim Eagle says the report is a welcome recognition of the importance of crofting to the economy of the Western Isles.
It was here she saw the potential in crofting to produce delicious food.
Angus John MacQueen (Aonghas Iain mhic Chuithein) was born in the South Uist crofting township of Baile Garbha, the son of John MacQueen and Kate MacEachan.
Darach Croft began its journey to provide a place for people with disabilities to experience crofting in 2017, and the award it won from Firstport’s Social Innovation Competition will help to establish this project.
However, the idea of having an ‘outdoor classroom’ stemmed from a visit to the croft of Isabel and Ewan Campbell over 40 years ago, when primary two pupils from Banavie school took up an invite to see the animals and learn a bit about crofting life.
A causeway leads to South Uist, one of the last surviving strongholds of Gaelic in Scotland, where crofting traditions of cutting peat and gathering seaweed as natural fertiliser continue.
Born and bred in Inverness, he comes from crofting stock on his mother’s side and from fishing folk on his father’s.
I also heard of some more propaganda coming from Scottish rural affairs minister Fergus Ewing saying that the crofting recommendations were almost complete, but not quite, sort of thing.
The results included explicit security for the Scottish smallholders; the legal right to bequeath tenancies to descendants; and the creation of a Crofting Commission.
Common combinations with crofting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the crofting 4×
- crofting commission 4×
- of crofting 3×
- to crofting 2×
- about crofting 2×
- crofting to 2×
- crofting township 2×