Caithness County : Basic land use categories, as reported by the Agricultural Census

Basic land use categories, as reported by the Agricultural Census

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Year Farmland Rough Grazings Woods Orchards Market Gardens Nursery Grounds
1871 440 Show data context 0 Show data context
1881 105,938 Show data context 210 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
1891 109,050 Show data context 818 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
1901 113,046 Show data context 234,098 Show data context 952 Show data context 11 Show data context
1911 111,800 Show data context 226,017 Show data context
1931 103,622 Show data context 235,166 Show data context
1961 92,893 Show data context 306,704 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date Source
1871 - 1911 Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,
1931 - 1961 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, Scottish Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Caithness County through time | Historical Statistics on Agriculture & Land Use | Basic land use categories, as reported by the Agricultural Census, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th June 2026