croft
croft — noun
1. A croft is a small piece of farmland with a simple house that a family works the
A croft is a small piece of farmland with a simple house that a family works themselves, found mainly in the Scottish countryside where the land is poor and the holdings are small.
The Morrison family kept sheep on their stone croft near Loch Ness.
noun phrase: stone croft / family croft
After retiring from the city, Indra bought an old croft with a vegetable garden.
Tanvi's grandfather grew oats on his Highland croft for more than forty years.
Roya helped her aunt fence the new croft before bringing in the goats.
- smallholding
the closest general English term, used across the UK without the Scottish-specific association
- farmstead
refers more narrowly to the farm buildings rather than the land itself
- holding
a more formal term; broader in meaning and less specific to size
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Almost exclusively used in the context of Scotland, especially the Highlands and Islands. Outside Scotland, the word is rare and may require explanation for most readers.