Series Description
Croit follows the agricultural lives of five Scottish crofters over a twelve month period. Played out chronologically, the series reflects the activities, aspirations and risks that form the calendar of rural life.
Croit reveals an immense diversity in terms of character and style of crofting -- everything is recorded from the springtime ploughing, planting and lambing, through the summer shearing and shows, to the autumn sales and winter tupping.
The story of Croit is invariably one of great extremes, from the fear and apprehension experienced at times of crisis, to the high of success on show and sale days. This series captures the spirit and joy that is associated with the outdoors, cultivation and animals while at the same time revealing the exhaustion, hard work and exertion invested in such a lifestyle. Croit is an uplifting and positive portrait of a way of life that is now all too often dismissed as failing and fading.
The Crofters
Anna Fraser, from Callanish on the Isle of Lewis.
Anne MacKay, from Ness on the Isle of Lewis.
Derek MacLennan, from Toscaig, near Applecross.
Donald and Calina MacDonald, from Eynort on the Isle of Skye.
Donald Norman MacDonald, from North Uist.
Episode Guide
Click on a picture to find out about each of the twelve weekly episodes.
Viewpoint
Lewis crofter Neil MacLeod will be posting a monthly viewpoint on all the latest issues affecting crofters across Scotland. Neil is chairman of the Scottish Crofting Foundation, a member of the Technical Advice Committee at Quality Meat Scotland and the Scottish Rural Development Council. Moreover, he is himself an active crofter, maintaining a large flock of Blackface and Cheviot ewes. Thus, Neil is consistently up to date with the latest news concerning crofters and will summarize the key developments right here, over the coming months.
