List of community buyouts in Scotland
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This list contains the majority of land under community ownership in Scotland. It includes areas purchased in community buyouts, as well as land gifted or transferred for a nominal fee.
The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 introduced rights for communities to purchase land in their area. The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 extended the Community Right to Buy to communities of any size, including those in urban areas. The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 allows ministers to compel landowners to sell if they decide that the sale will further sustainable development in the area. Funding for buying land has been provided by the Scottish Government through the Scottish Land Fund.
| Property | Date | Type | Owner | Purchase price | Area | OS grid reference | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hectares | acres | |||||||
| Glendale Estate, Skye | 1908 | Estate | Glendale Trust | 9,300 | 23,000 | NG1749 | Purchased by the government, then sold to the crofters[1] | |
| Stornoway Estate, Lewis | 1923 | Estate | Stornoway Trust | £0 | 28,000 | 69,200 | NB4232 | Gifted by Lord Leverhulme |
| Macdonald Estate, Skye | Apr 1971 | Estate 19,452 | Clan Donald Lands Trust | 7,871 | 19,400 | NG 6206 | The Trust was founded by Clan Donald community members local and worldwide to buyout part of the old Macdonald Estate and preserve the land for future generations of our community. | |
| North Assynt Estate | Feb 1993 | Estate | Assynt Crofters' Trust | £300,000 | 9,000 | 22,200 | NC1032 | Previously known as North Lochinver Estate[2] |
| Eigg | Jun 1997 | Island | Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust | £1,500,000 | 3,000 | 7,400 | NM4786 | [3] |
| Abriachan Forest | Mar 1998 | Forest | Abriachan Forest Trust | £152,000 | 534 | 1,300 | NH5434 | Purchased from Forest Enterprise[4] |
| Knoydart Estate | Mar 1999 | Estate | Knoydart Foundation | £750,000 | 7,000 | 17,300 | NG7703 | [5] |
| Isle Martin, Loch Broom | May 1999 | Island | Isle Martin Trust | £0 | 150 | 400 | NH0999 | Gifted by the RSPB[6] |
| Little Assynt Estate | Nov 2000 | Estate | Culag Community Woodland Trust | £244,000 | 1,200 | 3,000 | NC1526 | [7] |
| Gigha | Mar 2002 | Island | Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust | £4,000,000 | 1,300 | 3,200 | NR6449 | [8] |
| Dùn Coillich, Perthshire | May 2002 | Hill | Highland Perthshire Communities Land Trust | 420 | 1,000 | NN7653 | [9] | |
| North Harris | Mar 2003 | Estate | North Harris Trust | £2,200,000 | 22,500 | 55,600 | NB1010 | Increased to 25,000 ha (62,000 acres) with purchase of Loch Seaforth estate in 2006[10] |
| Aline Community Woodland, Lewis | May 2005 | Forest | Erisort Trust | 633 | 1,600 | NB2114 | ||
| Glencanisp and Drumrunie Estates, Assynt | Jun 2005 | Estate | Assynt Foundation | £2,900,000 | 18,000 | 44,500 | NC1718 | [11] |
| South Uist Estate - Benbecula, Eriskay and South Uist | Nov 2006 | Estate | Stòras Uibhist | £4,500,000 | 38,000 | 93,900 | NF7830 | [12] |
| Langamull and West Ardhu Woodlands, Isle Of Mull | Dec 2006 | Forest | North West Mull Community Woodland Company Ltd | £343,000 | 700 | 1,700 | NM3952 & NM4250 | Purchased from Forestry Commission Scotland under the National Forest Land Scheme[13] |
| Galson Estate, Lewis | Jan 2007 | Estate | Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn (Galson Estate Trust) | £1,200,000 | 22,600 | 55,800 | NB4458 | [14] |
| Cultybraggan Camp, Comrie | Sep 2007 | Former prisoner of war camp | Comrie Development Trust | £350,000 | 36 | 100 | NN7619 | [15] |
| Kinloch village, Rùm | Feb 2009 | Village | Isle of Rum Community Trust | £0 | 100 | 200 | NM4099 | Transferred from Scottish Natural Heritage[16] |
| Rhubodach Forest, Bute | Jul 2010 | Forest | Bute Community Land Company | £250,000 | 161 | 400 | NS0273 | Larger area of forest bought for £1.475m, then part of it immediately sold for £1.25m[17] |
| RAF Machrihanish | May 2012 | Former air base | Machrihanish Airbase Community Company | £1 | 409 | 1,000 | NR6622 | [18] |
| Evanton Wood | Aug 2012 | Forest | Evanton Wood Community Company | £300,000 | 65 | 200 | NH5966 | [19] |
| Mull of Galloway | Jul 2013 | Heathland | Mull of Galloway Trust | £350,000 | 12 | 0 | NX1530 | Sold by the Northern Lighthouse Board[20] |
| Bridgend Farmhouse, Edinburgh | Nov 2016 | Former farm and steading | Bridgend Inspiring Growth | £1 | 0.41 | 0 | NT280710 | Sold by the City of Edinburgh Council[21] |
| Portobello Old Parish Church, Edinburgh | Sep 2017 | Former Church | Action Porty | £600,000 | 0.18 | 0 | NT280710 | First urban community right to buy in Edinburgh under the LR(S)A 2003 (as amended). Property sold by the Church of Scotland[22] |
| Ulva | 21 June 2018 | Island | North West Mull Community Woodland Company | £4,400,000+ | 2,000 | 4,900 | NM410396 | Sold by Jamie Howard after a grant of £4.4 million from the Scottish Government through the Scottish Land Fund[23] |
| Bonnymuir Green, Aberdeen | Sep 2018 | Greenspace and building | Bonnymuir Green Community Trust | £120,000 | 0.5 | NJ922067 | Former bowling green[24] | |