Holding Details | The Crofting Commission

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Monday, November 24, 2025, 6:05 AM

Details about the holding West Saltness held in the Register of Crofts.

West Saltness, Whalsay, West Saltness, Whalsay
Register Number	Z1161
Main Location Code	879/0029
Crofting Register Number (RoS Link)	C7534
Total Area	2.339 Hectares
Croft Type	Owned
Croft Status	Vacant
Crofter Status	Owner
Is Croft Sublet/Short Term Let?	No
Croft File Number	3564

Table showing stakeholders for the holding West Saltness.
Stakeholder Type	Individual Name	Rent
Owner	Mr Gordon Arthur Irvine	-
Owner	Mr Maurice George Arthur	-
Owner	Mr Graham John Arthur	-
Owner	Mr Alex Stewart Arthur	-
Owner	Mrs Anita Mary Sparrow	-
Owner	Mrs Margaret Barbara Christie Shearer	-

Table showing shareholdings.
Grazing Name	Sub Area	Current Souming Cows	Current Souming Sheep	Original Souming Cows	Original Souming Sheep	Shares	Share Numerator	Share Denominator
Livister and Bu-Water Common Grazings		0	16	0	16	1	0	0
Booth Park (Gardentown) Common Outrun - 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
20 July 1979	DECROFTING DIRECTION ISSUED	-
02 November 1987	DECROFTING DIRECTION ISSUED	-
10 March 1992	DECROFTING DIRECTION ISSUED	-
08 April 2021	DECROFTING DIRECTION EFFECTED	-
07 May 2021	DECROFTING DIRECTION EFFECTED	-
15 September 2021	DECROFTING DIRECTION EFFECTED	-

Applications Received
Case No	Date	Case Type
109895	25/03/2021	Decrofting - Part Croft V5
107859	02/12/2020	Decrofting - Part Croft V5
107158	29/10/2020	Change of Landlord/Owner of a Vacant Croft
107058	22/10/2020	Decrofting - Part Croft V5

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