Holding Details | The Crofting Commission

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Monday, November 24, 2025, 6:05 AM

Details about the holding 5 & 8 Gorstan Of Garve held in the Register of Crofts.

5 & 8 Gorstan Of Garve, Contin, Gorstan Of Garve, Contin
Register Number	R1244
Main Location Code	760/0026
Crofting Register Number (RoS Link)	C3714
Total Area	15.95 Hectares
Croft Type	Owned
Croft Status	Crofted
Crofter Status	Owner-Occupier Crofter
Is Croft Sublet/Short Term Let?	No
Croft File Number	18343

Table showing stakeholders for the holding 5 & 8 Gorstan Of Garve.
Stakeholder Type	Individual Name	Rent
Owner-Occupier Crofter	Mr Drew James MacDonald	-

Table showing shareholdings.
Grazing Name	Sub Area	Current Souming Cows	Current Souming Sheep	Original Souming Cows	Original Souming Sheep	Shares	Share Numerator	Share Denominator
Gorstan (Unregulated) Common Grazings - Apportionments only		0	0	0	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
05 June 2007	DECROFTING DIRECTION ISSUED	-
06 October 2010	DECROFTING DIRECTION ISSUED	-

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