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Post
Clearances - Who 'Owns' Scotland Today
The
Top 20 Landowners in Scotland:
To put these figures into some perspective, the land area
of the capital city (Edinburgh) is 64,500 acres.
| OWNER |
ACRES |
| Forestry
Commission |
1,600,000
|
| Duke
of Buccleuch |
270,000
|
| Scottish
Executive - Rural Affairs |
260,000
|
| National
Trust for Scotland |
175,000
|
| Alcan
Highlands |
135,000
|
| Blair
Charitable Trust (Private Trust) |
130,000
|
| Captain
Alwyn Farquharson |
125,000
|
| Duchess
of Westminster |
120,000
|
| Earl
of Seafield |
105,000
|
| Crown
Estate Commission (MOD) |
100,000
|
| Edmund
Vestey |
100,000
|
| South
Uist Estate Ltd. |
92,000
|
| Sir
Donald Cameron |
90,000
|
| Countess
of Sutherland |
90,000
|
| RSPB
(52 estates) |
87,000
|
| Paul
van Vlissengen |
87,000
|
| Scottish
Natural Heritage |
84,000
|
| Robin
Fleming |
80,000
|
| Hon.
Chas Pearson |
77,000
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| Lord
Margadale |
73,000
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