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Crofting Connections Schools 2009-11 – Postal Addresses

This table shows a list of the initial schools to join Crofting Connections in 2009.

  Postal address
Argyll schools  
Inveraray Primary The Avenue, Inveraray, Argyll, PA32 8TW
Furnace Primary Furnace, Inveraray, Argyll, PA32 8XN
Minard Primary Minard, Inveraray, Argyll, PA32 8YB
Highland schools  
Farr High Bettyhill, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 7SS
Farr Primary Bettyhill, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 7SS
Melvich Primary Melvich, Thurso, KW14 7YL
Tongue Primary Tongue, Lairg, Sutherland, IV27 4 XL
Lochcarron Primary Lochcarron, Strathcarron, Ross-shire, IV54 8YS
Kilchoan Primary Kilchoan, Acharacle, Inverness-shire, PH36 4LH
Acharacle Primary Acharacle, Inverness-shire, PH36 4JU
Ardgour Primary Ardgour, Fort William, Inverness-shire, PH33 7AB
Cairngorm schools  
Gergask Primary Laggan, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, PH20 1AH
Dalwhinnie Primary Dalwhinnie, Inverness-shire, PH19 1AB
Western Isles schools  
Sgoil nan Loch Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9BE
Pairc Primary Gravir, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9QX
Lionacleit High Linacleit, Benbecula, HS7 5PJ
Orkney schools  
Shapinsay Primary Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DY
Stronsay Junior High Stronsay, Orkney, KW17 2AE
Papa Westray Primary Papa Westray, Orkney, KW17 2BU
Westray Junior High Westray, Orkney, KW17 2DH
Shetland schools  
Whalsay Junior High Symbister, Shetland, ZE2 9AQ
Baltasound Junior High Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, ZE2 9DY
Burravoe Primary Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, ZE2 9BA
Dunrossness Primary Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JG

In 2010 a further 23 schools joined the Project and are shown below.

  Postal address
Argyll schools  
Dalmally Primary Dalmally, Argyll, PA33 1BE
Strath of Appin Primary School Appin, Argyll, PA38 4GB
Taynuilt Primary School Taynuilt, Argyll, PA35 1JE
Tighnabruaich Primary School Tighnabruaich, Argyll, PA21 2BE
Highland schools  
Loch Duich Primary School Inverinate, Kyle, IV40 8HE
Auchtertyre Primary School Auchtertyre, Kyle, IV40 8EG
Altnaharra Primary School Altnaharra, By Lairg, IV27 4DD
Gairloch High School Achtercairn, Gairloch, IV21 3BP
Canna Primary School Sanday, Isle of Canna, PH44 4RS
Kilmuir Primary School Kilmuir, By Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9UB
Staffin Primary School Staffin, Isle of Skye, IV51 9JS
Broadford Primary School Broadford, Isle of Skye, IV49 9AQ
Cairngorm schools  
Abernethy Primary School Nethy Bridge, Abernethy, PH25 3ED
Deshar Primary School Deshar, Boat of Garten, PH24 3BU
Western Isles schools  
Balivanich Primary School Benbecula, Western Isles, HS7 5LS
Lionel School Ness, Isle of Lewis, HS2 0XB
Sir E Scott High School Tarbert, Isle of Harris, HS3 3BG
Paible Primary School Bayhead, North Uist, HS6 5DX
Orkney schools  
Eday Primary School Eday, Orkney, KW17 2AA
North Ronaldsay Primary School North Ronaldsay, Orkney, KW17 2BE
Dounby Primary School Dounby, Orkney, KW17 2JA
Shetland schools  
Cullivoe Primary School Cullivoe, Yell, Shetland, ZE2 9DD
Urafirth Primary School Urafirth, Heylor, Shetland, ZE2 9RH
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For their language work, they produced a piece of descriptive writing of their experience. Here are a couple of examples of their work.

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Crofting Connections is a three-year project launched in August 2009 by Scottish Crofting Federation and Soil Association Scotland.