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Top
20 Landowners in Scotland (2000)
|
OWNER
|
SIZE -
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
|
|
| Lord
Margadale |
73,000
|
|
To put the above
figures into some perspective, the land area of the capital
city, Edinburgh, is 64,500 acres.
So, there are
at least 20 estates each owning more land than it takes to
house 450,000 people.
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