Author Topic: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)  (Read 4204 times)

Mrs South

  • Joined Nov 2013
Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« on: November 13, 2013, 09:47:26 am »
Hi

I'm Lynne.

I have been aware of the FB page for TAS for a while but only last week actually joined.

I live in the north-west Highlands, between Kyle of Lochalsh and Plockton, in a teeny tiny village with four houses (and I'm the only one who lives here all the time). My father's family goes back in the village to the mid 18th century. My dad has a croft which he works for the past 20 years almost and I got one a few year ago but we've been busy building a house. Now it's time to start workign on the croft, which hasn't been worked on for more than 100 years and is a 4.5 acre mass of overgrown grass and heather...so, LOTS to do go get it going.....

For the past two years since we moved into the house we've been sorting out an immediate garden - well, it's pretty much all raised beds and polytunnel so we've already started growing a lot of stuff.

Hope to become an active member of this group.

Lynne  :wave:


lachlanandmarcus

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2013, 10:20:35 am »
Welcome Lynne from Aberdeenshire!!


It sounds like a big job on the croft but an exciting and rewarding one!!


There's a crofty sub section of the forum here  :thumbsup:

Victorian Farmer

  • Guest
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2013, 10:47:37 am »
Welcome from the highlands as well .some pigs will sort the ground have a nice day.

Old Shep

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • North Yorkshire
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2013, 11:33:23 am »
Hello  - what a lovely part of the country you live in!
Helen - (used to be just Shep).  Gordon Setters, Border Collies and chief lambing assistant to BigBennyShep.

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
    • The Accidental Smallholder
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2013, 11:42:58 am »
Hello and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

Do you have common grazing as well as your 4.5 acres?

bigchicken

  • Joined Nov 2008
  • Fife Scotland
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2013, 02:10:20 pm »
A big welcome from the Fifes bigchicken and all the best in your adventure.
Shetland sheep, Castlemilk Moorits sheep, Hebridean sheep, Scots Grey Bantams, Scots Dumpy Bantams. Shetland Ducks.

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2013, 05:12:36 pm »
 :wave: and welcome from much further south in Shropshire. Sounds like you've got it all planned out. Looking forward to getting progress reports.

kaz

  • Joined Jul 2008
  • Ceredigion
  • Dust yourself off when life throws you down.
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2013, 06:03:58 pm »
Welcome. :wave: I would love to live in that area. Hamish McBeth location, just stunning.
Penybont Ryelands. Ystwyth Coloured Ryelands.  2 alpacas, 2 angora goats, 2 anglo nubian kids, 3golden retrievers a collie and a red fox labrador retriever, geese, ducks & chickens.

mowhaugh

  • Joined Jul 2013
  • Scottish Borders
    • Facebook
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2013, 06:15:28 pm »
Hello!

Carse Goodlifers

  • Joined Oct 2013
  • Perthshire
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2013, 06:15:52 pm »
Hello and welcome from the Carse  :wave:
We were up in your neck of woods/Skye about a month ago - very nice area and a great meal at the Plockton Hotel too!

Graemscifi

  • Joined Nov 2013
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2013, 06:25:39 pm »
hello to the other end of the highlands! cycled past your neck of the woods years ago brilliant, sounds like you garden like me raised beds and all, try the victorean kitchen garden, it is all about dragging you growing site "southwards" with nothing more than glass and poo. i get my glass from the local tip and double glazing dude, works wonders.

anyhoo hi

Brucklay

  • Joined Apr 2010
  • Perthshire
    • Brucklay Pygmy Goats
    • Facebook
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2013, 07:37:01 pm »
Hi from Aberdeenshire - spent many a childhood vacation camping at the Plockton site and playing in rock pools, good luck with your croft.
Pygmy Goats, Shetland Sheep, Zip & Indie the Border Collies, BeeBee the cat and a wreak of a building to renovate!!

Mrs South

  • Joined Nov 2013
Re: Hello from the Highlands (near Kyle of Lochalsh/Plockton)
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2013, 10:02:48 pm »
oooh, hello everyone

Rosemary, yes, there is some commong grazings as well. not sure how much but at least the same again possibly a bit more, i'll ask my dad.

my friend lives in Monifieth so I told her we'd be needing a bed when we come to do one or two of your courses next year. we missed them this year as i'm a wedding photographer and i was booked on all the dates....maybe next year!

yes, hamish macbeth country. my wee brother was in one episode - dodgy claim to fame!

it is a gorgeous area - we are very lucky. once i figure out how to post some pics, I'll do so

thanks for the warm welcome and i've spotted the sub crofting forum too - brilliant!

 

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