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Regions in Scotland


Regions in Scotland

Administratively, Scotland has been divided into a large number of traditional counties and (currently) 32 modern unitary authorities. These are of only limited use to the traveller, however, and an alternative regionalisation — based on culture and geography — is far more practical. From south to north:
Regions of Scotland
Regions of Scotland
Borders
The eastern two-thirds of the districts north of the border with England, dotted with ruined abbeys and battlefields.
South West
Home of Rabbie Burns and the Solway Coast ("Scotland's Riviera").
Central Belt
Scotland's most urbanised region around and between the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Highlands
Scotland's spectacular, mountainous north-west, encompassing the Great Glen and Loch Ness and John o'Groats.
North East Scotland
The centre of two of Scotland's most important industries, oil and whisky, with the Grampian mountains at its heart.
Hebrides
The many islands off the north-west Scottish coast.
Orkney Islands
Immediately to the north of the Scottish mainland.
Shetland Islands
North of the Orkney Islands.


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