§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list each national scenic area in Scotland, the square kilometres occupied by each area, the total of all national scenic areas in the Shetland islands, the Orkney islands, the Highland region, the Western isles, Grampian region, Tayside region, Strathclyde region, Central region, Fife region, the Borders region, and Dumfries and Galloway region; what is the total percentage cover of national scenic areas over the whole area of Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is given in the table, with areas shown in hectares. National scenic areas which lie in more than one region are marked with an asterisk. There are no national scenic areas in Fife or Lothian regions.
The total hectarage amounts to 1,017,300, or approximately 12.91 per cent. of Scotland's surface.
"National Scenic Area" is a designation which recognises the character and quality of those landscapes which are considered to merit special protection in a national context.
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Region and Area Hectares Shetland Isles Esha Ness 1,300 Muckle Roe 1,200 Herma Ness 1,300 Fethaland 1,600 Foula 1,500 Fair Isle 900 South West Mainland 7,800 Total 15,600 Orkney Islands Hoy and West Mainland Total 14,800 Highland Region Kyle of Tongue 18,500 North-west Sutherland 20,500 Assynt-Coigach 90,200 Wester Ross 145,300 Trotternish 5,500 The Cuillin Hills 21,900 The Small Isles 15,500 Morar, Moidart and Ardnamurchan 15,900 Loch Shiel 13,400 Knoydart 39,500 Kintail 16,300 Glen Affric 19,300 Glen Strathfarrar 3,800
Region and Area Hectares Dornoch Firth 7,500 Ben Nevis and Glen Coe* 69,600 The Cairngorm Mountains* 37,400 Total 539,600 Western Isles South Lewis, Harris and North Uist 108,600 St. Kilda 900 South Uist Machair 6,100 Total 115,600 Grampian Region The Cairngorm Mountains* 29,800 Deeside and Lochnagar* 32,200 Total 62,000 Tayside Region Ben Nevis and Glen Coe* 4,500 Deeside and Lochnagar* 7,800 Loch Tummel 9,200 Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon* 47,100 River Tay (Dunkeld) 5,600 River Earn (Comrie to St. Fillans) 3,000 Total 77,200 Strathclyde Region Ben Nevis and Glen Coe* 17,500 Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull 12,700 Lynn of Lorn 4,800 Scarba, Lunga and the Garvellachs 1,900 Jura 21,800 Knapdale 19,800 Kyles of Bute 4,400 North Arran 23,800 Loch Lomond* 30,300 Total 137,000 Central Region Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon* 1,300 Loch Lomond* 13,900 The Trossachs 4,600 Total 19,800 Borders Region Upper Tweeddale 12,300 Eildon and Leaderfoot 3,600 Total 15,900 Dumfries and Galloway Region Nith Estuary 9,300 East Stewartry Coast 5,200 Fleet Valley 5,300 Total 19,800