Repopulation
How to tackle the depopulation in our area? With the new parliamentary team preparing a paper on repopulation in Sutherland and Caithness, crofting is very …
Crofting
Small-farming and crofting play a big role in our local economy. Here you will find articles about crofting in the Kyle of Sutherland.
Will crofting survive?
Over the last few articles we have looked at various aspects of crofting. Here we consider the future. Will crofting survive? Food: There is a …
The agriculture of crofting
In the 19th century crofts were made deliberately too small to support a family so that the crofter would have to go and work at …
Crofting Law
Crofting law gives crofters security from eviction but the crofters need to follow the rules and work to improve their plot of land The old …
How our forebears fought for their heritage
In the last edition, we looked at the crofting landscape and the benefits of crofting in the 21st Century. Here we look back at some …
Crofting in the 21st Century
To welcome the first edition of the Kyle Chronicle, I thought we should celebrate our lovely landscape