Crofting Commission mark registration milestones 7/1014
The Crofting Commission is marking two significant milestones in the registration of crofts and common grazings.
The first full registration for all common grazings within a single estate has been subittmed.
In addition, Croft 1A Kinerras, Kiltarlity in Inverness-
The North Harris Trust has submitted their final common grazings registration for all of the common grazings held on the community landlord’s estate. The North Harris Trust is the first landlord to have registered all of their 16 common grazings which cover a combined area of just over 9000ha, with a total of 180 shareholders.
The registering of the common grazings includes mapping of each common grazing, detailing boundaries, a list of shareholders in the grazings and any relevant resumptions, apportionments and crofter forestry schemes.
The Crofting Reform Act requires crofts and commons grazings to be registered on the Crofting Register held by the Keepers of the Registers of Scotland (RoS). The Crofting Commission is responsible for submitting applications for the registration of common grazings land and land held in runrig.