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285: 228: 38: 26: 146:, who decided that splitting the township into individual crofts would not be financially viable and encouraged his tenants to modernise their methods. The final tenant departed Auchindrain in 1963. The traditional houses and other buildings still stand, and have been turned into an open-air museum. 96:, the extent of a township often varies according to the quality of the land it is on, and this can range from a hundred to a few thousand hectares. There is often a substantial tract of unimproved upland common grazing - known as a " 142:, once occupied by up to seven tenant families who farmed the land cooperatively, was the last to survive. This was down to the 19th century landowner, the 104:" which is held in common. This tends to be used in the summer, but with the advent of fertilisers it is often used in colder times as well. 80:(in-bye land)) holding in common a substantial tract of unimproved upland grazing. Each township comprises a formal legal unit. Like older 345: 196: 269: 326: 29:
In northern and western areas of Scotland, many people live in small crofting townships, such as here on the
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Ruins of the township of Arichonan, forcibly cleared in 1848 as part of the
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In reference to the history of Scotland, a township is often called a
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Traditional townships were largely wiped out during the
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language Scots became widespread in Scotland the word
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Tōun Station

Isle of Skye

Highland Clearances
Loch Sween
crofting
agricultural
hectares
pasture
arable land
Scottish
davoch
quarterland
oxgang
shieling
Lowland Scots
township
Anglic
Highland Clearances
Auchindrain
Argyll
8th Duke of Argyll
Townland
Quarterland
Davoch
Half-foot
Clachan
"The last township that survived the Highland Clearances"
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