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What percantage of land in Scotland is highland? |
Travel Info What percantage of land in Scotland is highland? Travel Tips In traditional Scottish geography, the Highlands refers to that part of Scotland north-west of a line drawn from Dumbarton to Stonehaven, including the Inner and Outer Hebrides, parts of Perthshire and the County of Bute, but excluding Orkney and Shetland, Caithness, the flat coastal land of the Counties of Nairnshire, Morayshire and Banffshire, and most of East Aberdeenshire. This Highland area differed from the Lowlands by language and tradition, having preserved Gaelic speech and customs centuries after the anglicization of the latter ; the result of which led to a growing perception of a divide with the cultural distinction between Highlander and Lowlander first noted towards the end of the 14th century. The City of Inverness is usually regarded as the capital of the Highlands. However, there are several definitions of the Highland line, which create further confusion. The land area of Scotland is 78 772 km虏 (30,414 square miles), roughly 30% of the area of the United Kingdom (UK). The mainland of Scotland has 9 911 km (6158 miles) of coastline. I would say half of Scotland is Highland but only about 1/10th of the population Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/geography_o... Other Travel Tips Hello Mary. I'm not sure if you mean any land in Scotland which is over a certain height above sea level i e high land or do you mean the Highlands which is a designated area in the northwest of Scotland. and probasbly accounts for about 25% of the whole country. Either way it's all beautiful and I can't wait to go back. I'd say half is. Anything north of Edinburgh would be considered "Highlands" |
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