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National Scenic Areas (NSAs) are areas that have been identified as having outstanding scenic value in a national context, and as such require special protection measures through the planning system. There are 40 NSAs designated, mainly in remote and mountainous areas, covering nearly 13% of Scotland's land area. |
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National Scenic Areas (NSAs) are areas that have been identified as having outstanding scenic value in a national context, and as such require special protection measures through the planning system. There are 40 NSAs designated, mainly in remote and mountainous areas, covering nearly 13% of Scotland's land area. |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>National Scenic Areas (NSAs) are a </SPAN><A href="https://www.gov.scot:443/policies/landscape-and-outdoor-access/natural-heritage-designations/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>national landscape designation</SPAN></A><SPAN> of areas that have been identified as having outstanding scenic value in a national context. The designation’s purpose is both to identify our finest scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development through the planning system. They are broadly equivalent to the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty found in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are 40 NSAs in Scotland, mainly in remote and mountainous areas, including spectacular mountain ranges (e.g. Skye Cuillins, Ben Nevis, Glencoe), dramatic island landscapes (e.g. the Hebrides, Northern Isles) and picturesque, richly diverse scenery (e.g. Perthshire, Dumfries and Galloway). They were identified in 1978 by the Countryside Commission for Scotland (a predecessor of NatureScot) in its publication Scotland’s Scenic Heritage, and their boundaries remain unchanged today. All NSAs have been surveyed t</SPAN><SPAN>o record their</SPAN><SPAN> special qualities that, individually or combined, make each area's scenery outstanding and justify their designation as NSAs.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Available under the terms of the </SPAN><A href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk:443/doc/open-government-licence/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Open Government Licence</SPAN></A><SPAN>. The following attribution statement must be used to acknowledge the source of the information: © Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [insert year].</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>, <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The dataset was digitised </SPAN><SPAN>according to</SPAN><SPAN> the textual description</SPAN><SPAN>s provided by the Countryside Commission</SPAN><SPAN>. The description</SPAN><SPAN>s</SPAN><SPAN> contain ambiguities and the maps associated with the text </SPAN><SPAN>provided in the publication</SPAN><SPAN> don't always agree.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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