crofts

On top of all this literally there is a wind turbine that generates enough electricity to power both crofts, and still export 10,000kw hours a year back to the grid.

The Highlands' coolest – and most remote – cottages 2011

It describes the struggle of poor Icelandic farmers in the early 20th century, eking out a living on isolated crofts on the barren island before eventually being released from their debt burden.

Riding out the Icesave Storm Eyk Henning 2011

Wilderness Cottages still has a good selection of crofts and cottages available throughout Scotland wildernesscottages.co.uk/xmas-new-year.php.

Bird-watching in Norfolk 2011

He looked out over the fields and buildings, the crofts and the roads, then looked down, a smile suddenly curving the wide mouth.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

Every village in the Western Hills was busy with harvest and had few people to spare for other tasks, but everyone who could be spared was sent with messages to still other villages and far-flung crofts, warning that Armethalieh was extending its reach into the Western Hills.

Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010

Where to buy The small towns – Cromarty, Fortrose, Rosemarkie, Avoch – are delicious: traditional, stone cottages and town houses, crofts, etc.

Let's move to Cromarty and the Black Isle, Ross-shire 2010

Glens clad in a faded tartan of heather and bracken with splashes of green outlining abandoned crofts emptied by the Clearances were cut deep by drunken burns and rivers.

A Small Death in the Great Glen A. D. Scott 2010

While Murtagh had been circumspect in his inquiries in the villages and crofts we visited, with the Gypsies he was entirely open.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

Broken walls of deserted crofts showed up as dark shadows on the hillsides.

A Small Death in the Great Glen A. D. Scott 2010

A handpicked troop of Militia and Lawspeakers had ridden out ahead'though the Hunt would overtake them and finish its cleansing work days before they arrived'to bring news of Armethalieh's will to its newly annexed dominions, stewards to govern them and assessors and tax gatherers to make sure that the crofts and villages were smoothly integrated into the great family of Armethaliehan lands.

Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010