HC Deb 20 February 1991 vol 186 cc184-5W
Mrs. Ray Michie

To 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-Hamilton

The 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.

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

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