The Machair - Township Management

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TOWNSHIP MANAGEMENT

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION > HUMAN LANDSCAPE > THE CROFTING SYSTEM

Crofting townships are organised into small pieces of individually-held inbye land and larger areas of common grazings

The common grazings are managed by a local, elected Grazing Committee, who help to design and enforce the Grazing Regulations

The quality of the machair environment is dependent on the traditional crofting practices of seasonal grazing and rotational arable cultivation.

Townships usually have both arable areas and common grazings

Related topics: Grassland management | Crop management | Population demographics