Bareland

[…] open woodlands and barelands.

The 'barelands' as the name suggests, was uninhabited, no cultivation, no trees, and consequently nobody […]

[…] woodland and bareland were the dominant LULC types at the beginning of the study period.

In some crofting areas it is practice to pay a considerable sum for the assignation of a bareland croft, or a croft with an unfit house, in order to qualify for grant.