List of community buyouts in Scotland

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. PropertyDateTypeOwnerPurchase priceAreaOS grid referenceNoteshectaresacres Glendale Estate, Skye EstateGlendale Trust Purchased by the government, then sold to the crofters Stornoway Estate, LewisEstateStornoway Trust £0 Gifted by Lord Leverhulme Macdonald Estate, SkyeEstate 19,452Clan Donald Lands Trust NG 6206The 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 EstateEstateAssynt Crofters' Trust £300,000 Previously known as North Lochinver Estate EiggIslandIsle of Eigg Heritage Trust £1,500,000 Abriachan ForestForestAbriachan Forest Trust£152,000 Purchased from Forest Enterprise Knoydart EstateEstateKnoydart Foundation£750,000 Isle Martin, Loch BroomIslandIsle Martin Trust £0 Gifted by the RSPB Little Assynt EstateEstateCulag Community Woodland Trust£244,000 GighaIslandIsle of Gigha Heritage Trust£4,000,000 Dùn Coillich, PerthshireHillHighland Perthshire Communities Land Trust North Harris EstateNorth Harris Trust£2,200,000 Increased to 25,000 ha (62,000 acres) with purchase of Loch Seaforth estate in 2006 Aline Community Woodland, Lewis ForestErisort Trust Glencanisp and Drumrunie Estates, Assynt EstateAssynt Foundation£2,900,000 South Uist Estate - Benbecula, Eriskay and South UistEstateStòras Uibhist£4,500,000 Langamull and West Ardhu Woodlands, Isle Of Mull Forest North West Mull Community Woodland Company Ltd £343,000 & Purchased from Forestry Commission Scotland under the National Forest Land Scheme Galson Estate, Lewis EstateUrras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn (Galson Estate Trust)£1,200,000 Cultybraggan Camp, Comrie Former prisoner of war campComrie Development Trust£350,000 Kinloch village, Rùm VillageIsle of Rum Community Trust £0 Transferred from Scottish Natural Heritage Rhubodach Forest, Bute ForestBute Community Land Company£250,000 Larger area of forest bought for £1.475m, then part of it immediately sold for £1.25m RAF Machrihanish Former air baseMachrihanish Airbase Community Company£1 Evanton Wood Forest Evanton Wood Community Company£300,000 Mull of Galloway HeathlandMull of Galloway Trust£350,000 Sold by the Northern Lighthouse Board Bridgend Farmhouse, Edinburgh Former farm and steadingBridgend Inspiring Growth£1 Sold by the City of Edinburgh CouncilPortobello Old Parish Church, Edinburgh Former ChurchAction Porty£600,000 First urban community right to buy in Edinburgh under the LR(S)A 2003 (as amended). Property sold by the Church of ScotlandUlva IslandNorth West Mull Community Woodland Company£4,400,000+ Sold by Jamie Howard after a grant of £4.4 million from the Scottish Government through the Scottish Land FundBonnymuir Green, AberdeenGreenspace and buildingBonnymuir Green Community Trust£120,000 0.5 Former bowling green

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