National Scenic Areas (Scotland)
There are 40 National Scenic Areas in Scotland, covering 13% of the country's land area which include spectacular mountain ranges, like the Skye Cuillins, Ben Nevis and Glencoe, island landscapes in the Hebrides and Northern Isles and richly diverse scenery such as in Perthshire, the Scottish Borders, and Dumfries and Galloway. The designation’s purpose is both to identify the finest scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development.
They are broadly equivalent to the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty found in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Read MoreThey are broadly equivalent to the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty found in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Bowden Loch - Borders
This disused reservoir used to supply water to the former Dingleton Hospital. It is now privately owned and is a well organised fishery. It is understood to be now named Bowden Loch or by some as the Swan Pond. Eildon Mid Hill is prominent in the background centre left, with Eildon Little Hill to the right.
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From Borders and Galloway
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