Sheep and land use
We’ve adjusted our grazing management to increase breeding productivity of ground nesting birds, most of them are globally threatened species
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.
Lambing, a crofter’s key skill
As the seasons change, so does the activity of the croft. Crofting is a vital part of the food chain, and when we look closely …
Training future crofters
Lochview Rural Training, just 4 miles outside Lairg, provides opportunities for young people and adults to learn about rural life, while spending time outdoors and …
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 …
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
Both the Cheviot sheep and the Border Collie sheepdog were introduced by shepherds from the south. © S. Ross In the last edition, we looked …
Crofting in the 21st Century
To welcome the first edition of the Kyle Chronicle, I thought we should celebrate our lovely landscape