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

West Linksness, Hoy & Graemsay, Linksness West, Hoy & Graemsay
Register Number	O0142
Main Location Code	611/0070
Crofting Register Number (RoS Link)	C2629
Total Area	6.616 Hectares
Croft Type	Tenanted
Croft Status	Crofted
Crofter Status	Tenant
Is Croft Sublet/Short Term Let?	No
Croft File Number	7986

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Table showing stakeholders for the holding West Linksness.
Stakeholder Type	Individual Name	Rent
Landlord	Mrs Fiona Matheson	-
Landlord	Royal Society For Protection Of Birds	-
Tenant	Mr Sigurd James Thomson	-

Table showing shareholdings.
Grazing Name	Sub Area	Current Souming Cows	Current Souming Sheep	Original Souming Cows	Original Souming Sheep	Shares	Share Numerator	Share Denominator
Beneath The Hill Common Grazings		0	17	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
12 August 1998	DECROFTING DIRECTION ISSUED	-

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

12 August 1998

DECROFTING DIRECTION ISSUED

Applications Received
Case No	Date	Case Type
101379	26/09/2019	Apportionment 2019
65952	28/04/2016	Assignation

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