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Knockrome and Ardfernal Crofting Townships

September 23, 2012 by Ron Leave a Comment

Just outside Craighouse where the Corran River flows under the Three Arches Bridge is a right turn from the main road to a beautiful part of Jura. If you follow this road you eventually end up on a wee hill at Ardfernal offering great panoramic views over the island. I want to share a beautiful panorama image of that view together with some information and historic photo's from … [Read more...] about Knockrome and Ardfernal Crofting Townships

Jura Genealogy – Trace your Jura Ancestors

November 19, 2009 by Ron 29 Comments

Between the late eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries many crofters in the Scottish Highlands were forced to continue crofting on inferior lands and many of them chose to emigrate, often to countries such as the US and Canada. For some reason, not known to me, many people that migrated from Jura ended up in North Carolina. This forced movement of people is known as "The … [Read more...] about Jura Genealogy – Trace your Jura Ancestors

New Crofts for Jura on Ardfin Estate

September 30, 2008 by Ron Leave a Comment

Earlier I wrote about new crofts on Jura from information which was published in the Scotsman. The Ileach local newspaper published the full story in last weeks edition which you can find below:The Crofters Commission has approved the proposal by Ardfin Estate to create six new crofts on the Island of Jura. Drew Ratter, Chairman of the Commission, said, 'This is just what … [Read more...] about New Crofts for Jura on Ardfin Estate

New Crofts on Jura

September 16, 2008 by Ron Leave a Comment

The Scotsman reported today that six new crofts are to be created on Jura to help with the revival of the island. A croft is a small agricultural landholding and are most often found in the Highlands and Islands area but also in other places in Scotland. A quote from the article in the Scotsman: "The Crofters Commission has approved plans by Ardfin Estate to build the crofts … [Read more...] about New Crofts on Jura

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