Category: Crofting


  • November at Croft 5

    November at Croft 5

    Heart of the Home. The first month on Croft 5 is already at an end and as the days get shorter November also seems to have rushed on through. Improvements […]

  • The Key to Croft 5

    The Key to Croft 5

    The Wait is Over! The day has finally come, the keys for Croft 5 are in hand and the final form lodged with the Crofting Commission and the Land Register […]

  • The Road to Croft 5 (pt.3)

    End of the Rainbow As previously written, the journey to Croft 5 has been a long, long, long process. You can catchup with part one and part two here if […]

  • A Brief History of Enaclete and Croft 5

    Last updated: October 2025 Perched on the western shore of Little Loch Roag in the Parish of Uig, the small village of Enaclete (Gaelic Einacleit) has a history tied to […]

  • The Road to Croft 5 (pt.2)

    The Wait The decision to move to the Isle of Lewis and become a crofter had been made (read Part 1 here if you haven’t already) but the process of […]

  • The Road to Croft 5 (pt.1)

    The windswept shores of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides may seem like a distant land to those comfortable with living on the mainland, but for me this […]