Advertising your croft application

Sometimes we will ask applicants to place a notice in a local newspaper. This tells others about the changes you want to make to your croft.

Which applications must be advertised?

You must place a notice if you are applying for:

• Assignation
• Apportionment
• Division
• Exchange
• Letting
• Subletting
• Short-term lets

A notice is also required when a new grazings committee is being appointed.

We will place a notice for applications involving decrofting and creating new crofts after the application is found to be valid.

When to advertise

• For apportionment applications: You must wait until we tell you to place the notice.
• For all other applications listed above: Publish your notice no earlier than one month before you apply and no later than two months after you apply.
• For a new grazings committee: We recommend you publish the notice 10 days before the committee meeting.

Where to place a notice

We have a list of approved newspapers for each area. You can find the right one below. To find your croft’s parish, check your croft record in the register of crofts. If you want to use a newspaper not on our list, you must contact us first.

Approved publications list

East Highlands

• Badenoch and Strathspey Herald: Abernethy, Alvie, Duthil, Kingussie and Insh, Laggan, Moy and Dalarossie
• Inverness Courier: Ardclach, Ardersier, Auldearn, Boleskine and Abertarff, Cawdor, Croy (Nairn), Croy and Dalcross, Daviot and Dunlichity, Dores, Inverness, Kilmorack, Kiltarlity, Kirkhill, Nairn, Petty, Urquhart and Glenmoriston
• Northern Times: Clyne, Creich, Dornoch, Golspie, Kildonan, Kincardine, Lairg, Loth, Rogart
• Press and Journal (North edition): All parishes in East Highlands
• Ross-shire Journal: Alness, Avoch, Contin, Cromarty, Dingwall, Edderton, Fearn, Fodderty, Killearnan, Kilmuir Easter, Kiltearn, Knockbain, Logie (Easter), Nigg, Resolis and Kirkmichael, Rosemarkie, Rosskeen, Tain, Tarbet, Urquhart, Logie Wester, Urray

Western Highlands and Skye

• An Carranach: Applecross, Lochcarron
• Northern Times: Assynt, Eddrachillis, Durness
• Press and Journal (North edition): Assynt, Eddrachillis, Durness, Applecross, Gairloch, Lochcarron & Lochbroom, Skye, Lochalsh, Kintail, Glenshiel, Glenelg
• Ross-shire Journal: Applecross, Gairloch, Lochalsh, Lochcarron and Lochbroom
• The Gairloch Times: Applecross, Gairloch, Lochcarron and Lochbroom
• The Ullapool News: Applecross, Assynt, Gairloch, Lochcarron and Lochbroom
• West Highland Free Press: Applecross, Gairloch, Lochcarron, Lochbroom, Skye, Lochalsh, Kintail, Glenshiel, Glenelg

Orkney and Caithness

• John O’Groat Journal: Caithness parishes (Bower, Canisbay, Dunnet, Halkirk, Latheron, Olrig, Reay, Thurso, Watten, Wick), Sutherland parishes (Farr, Tongue)
• Northern Times: Farr, Tongue
• The Orcadian: Orkney parishes only (Birsay, Cross and Burness, Deerness, Eday, Evie, Firth, Flotta, Harray, Holm, Hoy and Graemsay, Kirkwall, Lady, Orphir, Papa Westray, Rendall, Rousay, Sandwick, Shapinsay, South Ronaldsay, St Andrews, Stenness, Stromness, Stronsay, Walls, Westray)

Shetland

• Shetland Times: All parishes in Shetland

Western Isles

• Am Paipear: North and South Uist
• De Tha Dol: Harris
• Fios: Barvas parish (Galson Trust Estates)
• Guth Bharraidh: Barra
• Heb Events: All parishes in Western Isles
• Loch a Tuah: Stornoway parish (Tong to Gress area)
• Barvas and Brue Newsletter: Barvas
• Stornoway Gazette: All parishes in Western Isles
• Uig News: Uig and Westside of Lewis
• West Highland Free Press: All parishes in Western Isles

South West Highlands

• An Tirisdeach: Tiree
• Arron Banner: Arran (Kilmory and Kilbride)
• Ileach: Islay (Kilchoman, Kildalton, Kilarrow)
• Lochaber News: All parishes in South West Highlands
• Lochaber Times: All parishes in South West Highlands
• Oban Times: All parishes in South West Highlands