10th generation crofters

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10th generation crofters

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The BBC has a photo journal on traditional crofters.
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That was a good read :) See also life in an eco-roundhouse
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very interesting.
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Post: # 41860Post Merry »

Fascinating! I found it interesting that one of the crofters complained of `bureaucracy`. Is it an essential feature of all lifestyles I wonder.
Can anybody get a croft or do you have to be local?
(Not for myself, sadly - I know I`m too long in the tooth! :lol: )
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