Holding Details | The Crofting Commission

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Monday, November 24, 2025, 6:05 AM

Details about the holding Swenister held in the Register of Crofts.

Swenister, Sandwick, Shetland, Swenister, Sandwick
Register Number	Z0650
Main Location Code	873/0117
Crofting Register Number (RoS Link)	C3149
Total Area	13.806 Hectares
Croft Type	Part Tenanted Part Owned
Croft Status	Part Crofted Part Vacant
Crofter Status	Part Tenanted Part Landlord
Is Croft Sublet/Short Term Let?	No
Croft File Number	13594

Table showing stakeholders for the holding Swenister.
Stakeholder Type	Individual Name	Rent
Landlord	Mr James Neil McKenzie Flaws	-
Landlord	Mrs Ann-Marie Flaws	-
Landlord	Sumburgh Company Ltd	-
Tenant	Mr James Neil McKenzie Flaws	-
Landlord	Mr John McKenzie Flaws	-
Landlord	Mrs Hilda Kathryn Flaws	-

Table showing shareholdings.
Grazing Name	Sub Area	Current Souming Cows	Current Souming Sheep	Original Souming Cows	Original Souming Sheep	Shares	Share Numerator	Share Denominator
Hoswick, Sandwick & Leebitton Common Grazings	HOSWICK SCATTALD	0	14	0	14	4/5	14	240
Hoswick, Sandwick & Leebitton Common Grazings	HOSWICK SCATTALD	0	0	0	17	1	1	14

Decrofting Directions
Decrofting Directions issued between 1955 and 1976 were issued by the Secretary of State for Scotland. Copies of such Directions are not held by the Commission or available on the online Register of Crofts. If you require a copy of a Direction issued during that period, you should contact the Agricultural Development & Crofting Branch at: D Spur, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD or by telephone at: 0300 244 4000. Decrofting Direction listings online are supplied to allow easy access to copies of data held within the Register of Crofts. While these listings are as accurate as possible, in some instances, records may be incomplete or omitted. If you require a certified entry from the Register of Crofts, for example as evidence for the purpose of court proceedings, please contact the Commission. Decrofting Directions issued by the Commission which did not take effect may be included in the tabled information below. However, access to copies of these Directions will not be available online.
Date	Decrofting Directions which Have Taken Effect	Decrofting Directions which Have Not Taken Effect
08 February 2018	DECROFTING DIRECTION ISSUED	-
25 November 2021	-	DECROFTING DIRECTION NOT EFFECTED
16 December 2022	-	DECROFTING DIRECTION NOT EFFECTED
14 May 2024	-	DECROFTING DIRECTION NOT EFFECTED

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