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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Traigh Mheilein - Harris - Outer Hebrides
A beach at the north end of the sandy, shallow and notoriously treacherous Sound of Scarp which separates the island of Scarp from the mainland of Harris. The white sand is partly ground shell, blown onto land which forms the fertile machair that dominates the west coasts of the Outer Hebrides.
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