Holding Details | The Crofting Commission

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Sunday, November 23, 2025, 6:05 AM

Details about the holding 6 Cheesebay held in the Register of Crofts.

6 Cheesebay, North Uist, Cheesebay, North Uist
Register Number	I4301
Main Location Code	457/0160
Crofting Register Number (RoS Link)	C7667
Total Area	6.303 Hectares
Croft Type	Tenanted
Croft Status	Crofted
Crofter Status	Tenant
Is Croft Sublet/Short Term Let?	No
Croft File Number	14325

Table showing stakeholders for the holding 6 Cheesebay.
Stakeholder Type	Individual Name	Rent
Landlord	The Scottish Ministers	-
Legal Agent: SGRPID (Balivanich)
Tenant	Ms Helen Rebecca Cotton	£25.2

Table showing shareholdings.
Grazing Name	Sub Area	Current Souming Cows	Current Souming Sheep	Original Souming Cows	Original Souming Sheep	Shares	Share Numerator	Share Denominator
Cheesebay, Lochportain & Hoebeg Common Grazings	GENERAL COMMON PASTURE	2	10	2	10	1	1	26
Cheesebay, Lochportain & Hoebeg Common Grazings	ISLANDS OF GROTOSAY AND OROSAY - CHEESEBAY SHAREHOLDERS ONLY	0	0	0	0	1	1	10

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
19 January 2011	DECROFTING DIRECTION ISSUED	-
19 July 2021	DECROFTING DIRECTION EFFECTED	-
28 February 2023	DECROFTING DIRECTION EFFECTED	-

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