Crofters — Crofters, Kleinpächter in Schottland, durch Gesetz von 1886 in eine Art Erbpächter verwandelt mit dem Recht, ihrerseits die Pacht alljährlich zu kündigen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Crofters' Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886 — The Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act, 1886 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created legal definitions of crofting parish and crofter, granted security of tenure to crofters and produced the first Crofters Commission, a land … Wikipedia
crofters — croft·er || krÉ”ftÉ™r / krÉ’ftÉ™ n. person who rents a small plot of land for farming … English contemporary dictionary
Highland Land League — The first Highland Land League emerged as a distinct political force in Scotland during the 1880s, with its power base in the country s Highlands and Islands. It was known also as the Highland Land Law Reform Association and the Crofters Party.… … Wikipedia
Assynt — ( gd. Asainte ) is a parish in west Sutherland, Highland, Scotland ndash; north of Ullapool.It is famous for its landscape (Inverpolly Nature Reserve) and its remarkable mountains (Quinag, Canisp, Suilven, Cul Mòr, Stac Pollaidh, Ben More Assynt) … Wikipedia
Croft (land) — See also: crofting The Shetland Crofthouse Museum, with peat stacked outside. 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 … Wikipedia
Napier Commission — The Napier Commission, officially the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Condition of Crofters and Cottars in the Highlands and Islands was a royal commission and public inquiry into the condition of crofters and cottars in the Highlands and… … Wikipedia
Crofting — is a form of land tenure[1] and small scale food production unique to the Scottish Highlands, the Islands of Scotland, and formerly on the Isle of Man.[2] Within crofting townships, individual crofts are established on the better land, and a… … Wikipedia
Scotland — /skot leuhnd/, n. a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 5,205,000; 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Cap.: Edinburgh. * * * I Northernmost country of the United Kingdom. Area: 30,421 sq mi (78,789 sq km). Population… … Universalium
Scottish Canadian — Infobox Ethnic group group = Scottish Canadians caption = Notable Scottish Canadians: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie (prime minister), James Naismith and Sir Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) poptime = Scottish 4,719,850 Canadians 15.10% of… … Wikipedia
