Holding Details | The Crofting Commission

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Sunday, November 23, 2025, 6:05 AM

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

Brake, Dunrossness, Brake, Quendale, Dunrossness
Register Number	Z0416
Main Location Code	871/0010
Crofting Register Number (RoS Link)	C3151
Total Area	15.997 Hectares
Croft Type	Tenanted
Croft Status	Crofted
Crofter Status	Tenant
Is Croft Sublet/Short Term Let?	Yes
Croft File Number	16211

Table showing stakeholders for the holding Brake.
Stakeholder Type	Individual Name	Rent
Landlord	Sumburgh Company Ltd	-
Legal Agent: Mr Robert P H Bell
Tenant	Mr George Arthur Irvine Mainland	-
SubTenant	Ms Shirley Marie Leslie	-

Table showing shareholdings.
Grazing Name	Sub Area	Current Souming Cows	Current Souming Sheep	Original Souming Cows	Original Souming Sheep	Shares	Share Numerator	Share Denominator
Hillwell, Ringesta, Gord & Brake Common Grazings	COMMON PASTURE	0	22	0	22	0	0	0
Hillwell, Ringesta, Gord & Brake Common Grazings	COMMON PASTURE	0	18	0	18	0	0	0
Hillwell, Ringesta, Gord & Brake Common Grazings		0	0	2	0	0	0	0

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
31 August 1981	DECROFTING DIRECTION ISSUED	-
27 September 2016	DECROFTING DIRECTION ISSUED	-
10 November 2023	DECROFTING DIRECTION EFFECTED	-

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