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Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
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Abernethy Forest Abernethy Forest is a remnant of the Caledonian Forest in Strathspey, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies within the Cairngorms National Park, close to the villages of Nethy Bridge, Boat of Garten, and Aviemore. The forest is an RSP ...
, UK9002561 , S , 5793.46 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Achanalt Marshes , UK9001701 , S , 208.25 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Ailsa Craig , UK9003091 , S , 99.94 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Aird Aird may refer to: People * Aird (surname), shared by several people Places Northern Ireland * Aird, County Antrim, a townland Scotland * Aird, Dumfries and Galloway *Aird, Inverness, a district of the county of Inverness *Aird, Lewis (''Aird An ...
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Benbecula Benbecula (; gd, Beinn nam Fadhla or ) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census, it had a resident population of 1,283 with a sizable percentage of Roman Catholics. It is in a ...
, UK9001751 , S , 361 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Anagach Wood , UK9020297 , S , , , Potential , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Arran Moors , UK9003341 , S , 10736.51 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Assynt Lochs , UK9001591 , S , 1156.43 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Auskerry , UK9002381 , S , 101.97 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Ballochbuie , UK9002781 , S , 1881.73 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Beinn Dearg , UK9001631 , S , 5567.59 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Ben Alder , UK9002551 , S , 2860.21 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Ben Wyvis , UK9001641 , S , 2174.54 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Black Cart , UK9003221 , S , 56.3 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Bridgend Flats, Islay , UK9003052 , S , 331.16 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Buchan Ness Buchan is an area of north-east Scotland, historically one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba. It is now one of the six committee areas and administrative areas of Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland. These areas were created by th ...
to Collieston Coast , UK9002491 , S , 208.62 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Caenlochan , UK9004011 , S , 5975.28 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Cairngorms The Cairngorms ( gd, Am Monadh Ruadh) are a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain Cairn Gorm. The Cairngorms became part of Scotland's second national park (the Cairngorms National Park) on 1 ...
, UK9002241 , S , 50903.74 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Caithness Lochs , UK9001151 , S , 145516.75 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands , UK9001171 , S , 1378.45 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Calf of Eday The Calf of Eday ( sco, Cauf o Aidee; non, Kalfr) is an uninhabited island in Orkney, Scotland, lying north east of Eday. It is known for its wildlife and its prehistoric ruins. History There is a Neolithic chambered cairn in the southwest ove ...
, UK9002431 , S , 238.03 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Cameron Reservoir , UK9004131 , S , 68.76 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Canna Canna may refer to: Places * Canna, Western Australia, a locality in the Shire of Morawa, Australia * Canna, Calabria, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cosenza, Italy * Cannae, a ''frazione'' in the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Ita ...
and Sanday , UK9001431 , S , 1341.27 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Cape Wrath , UK9001231 , S , 1019.18 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Castle Loch,
Lochmaben Lochmaben ( Gaelic: ''Loch Mhabain'') is a small town and civil parish in Scotland, and site of a castle. It lies west of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway. By the 12th century the Bruce family had become the local landowners and, in the 14th ...
, UK9003191 , S , 107.6 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Cnuic agus Cladach Mhuile , UK9003311 , S , 29248.97 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Coll Coll (; gd, Cola; sco, Coll)Mac an Tàilleir (2003) p. 31 is an island located west of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Coll is known for its sandy beaches, which rise to form large sand dunes, for its corncrakes, and f ...
( corncrake) , UK9003031 , S , 2321.88 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Coll Coll (; gd, Cola; sco, Coll)Mac an Tàilleir (2003) p. 31 is an island located west of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Coll is known for its sandy beaches, which rise to form large sand dunes, for its corncrakes, and f ...
, UK9003033 , S , 371.13 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Copinsay , UK9002151 , S , 125.42 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Craigmore Wood , UK9001801 , S , 654.09 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Creag Meagaidh , UK9002161 , S , 2872.64 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Cromarty Firth , UK9001623 , S , 3746.95 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Cuillins , UK9001781 , S , 29490.01 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Darnaway and Lethen Forest , UK9020292 , S , 1828.61 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Din Moss -
Hoselaw Loch Hoselaw is an unincorporated community in northeast Alberta, Canada. The community was named for Loch Hoselaw in Roxburghshire, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the isla ...
, UK9004291 , S , 50.59 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Dornoch Firth The Dornoch Firth ( gd, Caolas Dhòrnaich, ) is a firth on the east coast of Highland, in northern Scotland. It forms part of the boundary between Ross and Cromarty, to the south, and Sutherland, to the north. The firth is designated as a nationa ...
and Loch Fleet , UK9001622 , S , 7836.33 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Drumochter Hills , UK9002301 , S , 9445.56 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , East Caithness Cliffs , UK9001182 , S , 442.62 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , East Sanday Coast , UK9002331 , S , 1515.23 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Eilean na Muice Duibhe ( Duich Moss), Islay , UK9003054 , S , 576.42 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Eoligarry,
Barra Barra (; gd, Barraigh or ; sco, Barra) is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and the second southernmost inhabited island there, after the adjacent island of Vatersay to which it is connected by a short causeway. The island is nam ...
, UK9001761 , S , 144.04 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Fair Isle Fair Isle (; sco, Fair Isle; non, Friðarey; gd, Fara) is an island in Shetland, in northern Scotland. It lies about halfway between mainland Shetland and Orkney. It is known for its bird observatory and a traditional style of knitting. Th ...
, UK9002091 , S , 561.27 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Fala Flow , UK9004241 , S , 318.04 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Fetlar Fetlar ( sco, Fetlar) is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland, with a usually resident population of 61 at the time of the 2011 census. Its main settlement is Houbie on the south coast, home to the Fetlar Interpretive Centre. Fetlar is ...
, UK9002031 , S , 2594.91 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Firth of Forth The Firth of Forth () is the estuary, or firth, of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth. It meets the North Sea with Fife on the north coast and Lothian on the south. Name ''Firth'' is a cognate of ''fjord'', a Norse word meanin ...
, UK9004411 , S , 6313.72 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Firth of Tay The Firth of Tay (; gd, Linne Tatha) is a firth on the east coast of Scotland, into which the River Tay (Scotland's largest river in terms of flow) empties. The firth is surrounded by four council areas: Fife, Perth and Kinross, City of Du ...
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Eden Estuary The River Eden is a river in Fife in Scotland, and is one of Fife's two principal rivers, along with the Leven. It is nearly long and has a fall of around . It flows from Burnside, near the border with Perth & Kinross, then slowly across the ...
, UK9004121 , S , 6923.29 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Flannan Isles , UK9001021 , S , 58.87 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Forest of Clunie , UK9004381 , S , 19349.38 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Forth Islands The Islands of the Forth are a group of small islands located in the Firth of Forth and in the estuary of the River Forth on the east coast of Scotland. Most of the group lie in the open waters of the firth, between the Lothians and Fife, with ...
, UK9004171 , S , 106.01 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Foula , UK9002061 , S , 1323.31 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Fowlsheugh , UK9002271 , S , 10.15 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Gladhouse Reservoir , UK9004231 , S , 186.41 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Glas Eileanan Glas may refer to: * Hans Glas GmbH, a former German automotive company * ''Glas'' (film), a 1958 Dutch documentary film * ''Glas'' (book), a 1974 book by Jacques Derrida * ''Glas'' (publisher), a Russian publishing house * Glas (surname) * Eo ...
, UK9003211 , S , 1.43 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Glen App and Galloway Moors , UK9003351 , S , 8942.38 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Glen Tanar , UK9002771 , S , 4180.09 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Greenlaw Moor Greenlaw Moor is an area of raised heather moorland in the foothills of the Lammermuir Hills, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Located north of the town of Greenlaw and with an area of 248 hectares, the moor has been protected as a Rams ...
, UK9004281 , S , 247.59 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Gruinart Flats The Gruinart Flats is a low-lying landform on the western part of the isle of Islay in Scotland. The locale is an important conservation area, having been designated as an SSSI. Much of the Gruinart Flats is a marshy area operated by the Royal ...
, Islay , UK9003051 , S , 3261.32 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Handa , UK9001241 , S , 367.49 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Hermaness, Saxa Vord and Valla Field , UK9002011 , S , 1662.92 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Hoy , UK9002141 , S , 9499.7 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Imperial Dock Lock,
Leith Leith (; gd, Lìte) is a port area in the north of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith. In 2021, it was ranked by ''Time Out'' as one of the top five neighbourhoods to live in the world. The earliest ...
, UK9004451 , S , 0.11 , , Potential , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Inner Clyde Estuary , UK9003061 , S , 1826.02 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Inner Moray Firth , UK9001624 , S , 2339.23 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Inverpolly Inverpolly is the name given to a large area of northern Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, north of Ullapool. The area contains several prominent hills, rising up from a rough landscape of bogs and lochans. From 1961, the area ...
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Loch Urigill Loch Urigill is a freshwater loch near Elphin at the southern tip of the Assynt District in north-west Sutherland, Scotland. It's 2 miles from Elphin and 1 mile from Ledmore. It is not directly linked to any main roads; however, small trails le ...
and nearby lochs , UK9001511 , S , 1986.3 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Kilpheder to Smerclate,
South Uist South Uist ( gd, Uibhist a Deas, ; sco, Sooth Uist) is the second-largest island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. At the 2011 census, it had a usually resident population of 1,754: a decrease of 64 since 2001. The island, in common with the ...
, UK9001083 , S , 380.63 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Kintyre Goose Roosts , UK9003071 , S , 412.37 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Kinveachy Forest , UK9002581 , S , 2849.36 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Knapdale Lochs Knapdale ( gd, Cnapadal, IPA: �kraʰpət̪əɫ̪ forms a rural district of Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands, adjoining Kintyre to the south, and divided from the rest of Argyll to the north by the Crinan Canal. It includes two paris ...
, UK9003301 , S , 112.39 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Ladder Hills , UK9002951 , S , 4240.4 , , Potential , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Laggan, Islay , UK9003053 , S , 1230.02 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Lairg Lairg ( gd, An Luirg, meaning "the shank/shin") is a village and parish in Sutherland, Scotland. It has a population of 891 and is at the south-eastern end of Loch Shin. Lairg is unusual in the northern Highlands in being a large settlement t ...
and Strathbrora Lochs , UK9001611 , S , 286.3 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Langholm Langholm , also known colloquially as the "Muckle Toon", is a burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland. Langholm lies between four hills in the valley of the River Esk in the Southern Uplands. Location and geography Langholm sits no ...
- Newcastleton Hills , UK9003271 , S , 7544.87 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Lewis Peatlands Lewis Peatlands ( gd, mòinteach Leòdhais) is a large area of blanket bog covering more than one third of the Isle of Lewis, off the west coast of Scotland. With a total area of 58,984 hectares, it is one of the largest and most intact known ar ...
, UK9001571 , S , 58984.23 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Loch Ashie ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...
, UK9001554 , S , 162.29 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Loch Eye , UK9001621 , S , 205.14 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Loch Flemington ''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...
, UK9001691 , S , 21 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Loch Ken and River Dee marshes , UK9003111 , S , 769.11 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Loch Knockie and Nearby Lochs , UK9001552 , S , 395.92 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Loch Leven Loch Leven may refer to: ;Bodies of water in Scotland * Loch Leven (Kinross), a freshwater loch in Perth and Kinross ** Loch Leven Castle, a fortress on the loch ** William Douglas of Lochleven, later the 6th Earl of Morton * Loch Leven (Highlands) ...
, UK9004111 , S , 1611.81 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; gd, Loch Laomainn - 'Lake of the Elms'Richens, R. J. (1984) ''Elm'', Cambridge University Press.) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of C ...
, UK9003021 , S , 510.49 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Loch Maree Loch Maree ( gd, Loch Ma-ruibhe) is a loch in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. At long and with a maximum width of , it is the fourth-largest freshwater loch in Scotland; it is the largest north of Loch Ness. Its surface area ...
, UK9001531 , S , 3173.66 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Loch of Inch and Torrs Warren , UK9003121 , S , 2111.04 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Loch of Kinnordy , UK9004051 , S , 85.09 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Loch of Lintrathen Loch of Lintrathen is a man-made loch occupying a glacial basin at the southern end of Glen Isla, approximately west of town of Kirriemuir in Angus, Scotland. The small village of Bridgend of Lintrathen lies on the southern shore of the loch, w ...
, UK9004061 , S , 186.4 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Loch of Skene Loch of Skene is a large lowland, freshwater loch in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies approximately to the west of the village of Kirkton of Skene and west of Aberdeen. The loch is partially man-made, being dammed at its outflow on the southe ...
, UK9002261 , S , 120.89 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Loch of Spiggie The Lochs of Spiggie and Brow are located west of Boddam in the parish of Dunrossness, in the South Mainland of Shetland, Scotland, about 6 km north of Sumburgh. They are designated as a Special Protection Area and a Site of Special ...
and Loch of Brow , UK9002211 , S , 615.94 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Loch of Strathbeg , UK9001551 , S , 201.15 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Loch Ruthven , UK9001721 , S , 2290.94 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Loch Shiel , UK9002201 , S , 93.62 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Loch Spynie , UK9002751 , S , 44.6 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Loch Vaa , UK9002281 , S , 1431.28 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Lochnagar , UK9002651 , S , 141.48 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Marwick Head Marwick is a Scottish surname, that may refer to: *Arthur Marwick (1936–2006), Scottish historian *Ernest Marwick (1915–1977), Scottish writer *Hugh Marwick (1885–1965), Scottish scholar * James Marwick (born 1862), founder of accountancy p ...
, UK9002121 , S , 8.7 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Mingulay and Berneray , UK9001121 , S , 911.07 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Mointeach Scadabhaigh , UK9001501 , S , 4148.44 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Monach Isles The Monach Islands, also known as Heisker ( gd, Eilean Heisgeir / , ), are an island group west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The islands are not to be confused with Hyskeir in the Inner Hebrides, or Haskeir which is also off ...
, UK9001071 , S , 595.74 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Montrose Basin Montrose Basin is a nearly circular tidal basin which makes up part of the estuary of the River South Esk and which sits just inland of the town of Montrose in Angus on the east coast of Scotland. The basin is protected by a number of designat ...
, UK9004031 , S , 984.61 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Morangie Forest , UK9001791 , S , 3512.92 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Moray and
Nairn Nairn (; gd, Inbhir Narann) is a town and royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness, at the point where the River Nairn enters the Moray Firth. It is the t ...
Coast , UK9001625 , S , 2410.25 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Mousa , UK9002361 , S , 197.98 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Muir of Dinnet , UK9002791 , S , 157.6 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Muirkirk and North Lowther Uplands , UK9003261 , S , 26330.31 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Ness Ness or NESS may refer to: Places Australia * Ness, Wapengo, a heritage-listed natural coastal area in New South Wales United Kingdom * Ness, Cheshire, England, a village * Ness, Lewis, the most northerly area on Lewis, Scotland, UK * Cuspate ...
and Barvas, Lewis , UK9001741 , S , 649.2 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
North Caithness Cliffs North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' i ...
, UK9001181 , S , 557.73 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , North Colonsay and Western Cliffs , UK9003171 , S , 973.96 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , North Harris Mountains , UK9001572 , S , 13132.01 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , North Inverness Lochs , UK9001553 , S , 123.21 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , North Rona and Sula Sgeir , UK9001011 , S , 138.81 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , North Sutherland Coastal Islands , UK9001211 , S , 221.11 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , North Uist Machair and Islands , UK9001051 , S , 4876.35 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Noss Noss may refer to: Places * Isle of Noss, a small, previously inhabited island in Shetland, Scotland * Noss, Caithness, near Wick, Highland, Scotland **Noss Head Lighthouse, located nearby * Noss, Dartmouth, the name given to an Iron Age hill f ...
, UK9002081 , S , 343.82 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Novar Novar may refer to: Companies *Novar plc - the international conglomerate based in the United Kingdom, that was acquired in 2005 by Honeywell. * Novar Controls - a subsidiary of Honeywell, and former subsidiary of Novar plc. Places *Novar House, ...
, UK9020293 , S , 1054.65 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Orkney Mainland Moors , UK9002311 , S , 4444.35 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Otterswick Otterswick is a hamlet on the island of Yell in the Shetland Islands, on the inlet of Otters Wick. It is on the east side of the island. There is also an "Otterswick" on Sanday in the Orkney Islands. The surrounding area is a breeding ground o ...
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Graveland Graveland are a Polish pagan black metal band which was formed in 1991 by Rob Darken (born Robert Fudali). They began as a black metal band before adopting a pagan and Viking metal style. The lyrics and imagery of Graveland are strongly insp ...
, UK9002941 , S , 2241.41 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Papa Stour , UK9002051 , S , 569.03 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Papa Westray Papa Westray () ( sco, Papa Westree), also known as Papay, is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, United Kingdom. The fertile soilKeay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) ''Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland''. London. HarperCollins. has long been a draw ...
( North Hill and Holm of Papa) , UK9002111 , S , 245.71 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Pentland Firth Islands , UK9001131 , S , 170.51 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Priest Island Priest Island ( gd, Eilean a' Chlèirich) is a small, uninhabited island in the Summer Isles off the west coast of Scotland. History According to the Gazetteer for Scotland the island was an "early Christian retreat" and that it has several sto ...
( Summer Isles) , UK9001261 , S , 131.68 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Ramna Stacks and Gruney , UK9002021 , S , 11.59 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Rannoch Lochs , UK9004021 , S , 1170.19 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Renfrewshire Heights , UK9020295 , S , , , Potential , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Rinns of Islay , UK9003057 , S , 9407.46 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
River Spey The River Spey (Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a river in the northeast of Scotland. At it is the eighth longest river in the United Kingdom, as well as the second longest and fastest-flowing river in Scotland. It is important for salmon fishi ...
- Insh Marshes , UK9002231 , S , 1158.87 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Ronas Hill - North Roe and
Tingon Tingon is a peninsula in the north-west of Northmavine, Shetland. It is delineated on the east by Ronas Voe, and on the west by Hamnavoe. It is designated as a Ramsar site, a Special Protection Area, a Special Area of Conservation and a Site of ...
, UK9002041 , S , 5470.2 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Rousay , UK9002371 , S , 633.41 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Rùm Rùm (), a Scottish Gaelic name often anglicised to Rum (), is one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, in the district of Lochaber, Scotland. For much of the 20th century the name became Rhum, a spelling invented by the former owner, Sir ...
, UK9001341 , S , 10942.38 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Shiant Isles , UK9001041 , S , 212.33 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Sléibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh ( Tiree Wetlands and Coast) , UK9003032 , S , 1938.59 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , South Tayside Goose Roosts , UK9004401 , S , 331.01 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , South Uist Machair and Lochs , UK9001082 , S , 5017.23 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
St Abb's Head St Abb's Head is a rocky promontory by the village of St Abbs in Scottish Borders, Scotland, and a national nature reserve administered by the National Trust for Scotland. St Abb's Head Lighthouse was designed and built by the brothers Davi ...
to Fast Castle , UK9004271 , S , 250.88 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , St Kilda , UK9001031 , S , 865.51 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Sule Skerry and Sule Stack , UK9002181 , S , 18.9 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Sumburgh Head , UK9002511 , S , 39.04 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Switha , UK9002891 , S , 57.39 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Tips of Corsemaul and Tom Mór , UK9002811 , S , 83.71 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Tiree Tiree (; gd, Tiriodh, ) is the most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The low-lying island, southwest of Coll, has an area of and a population of around 650. The land is highly fertile, and crofting, alongside tourism, and ...
( corncrake) , UK9003034 , S , 544.08 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Treshnish Isles , UK9003041 , S , 240.67 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Troup, Pennan and Lion`s Heads , UK9002471 , S , 172.11 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" ,
Upper Solway Flats and Marshes Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...
, UK9005012 , ES , 43636.73 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , West Westray , UK9002101 , S , 350.62 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Wester Ross Lochs , UK9001711 , S , 1980.26 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Westwater , UK9004251 , S , 49.77 , , Classified , - style="vertical-align:top;" , Ythan Estuary,
Sands of Forvie The Forvie National Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve (Scotland), national nature reserve owned and managed by NatureScot. It is located north of Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Newburgh in Aberdeenshire, in the northeast of Scotland. The res ...
and Meikle Loch , UK9002221 , S , 1016.24 , {{coord, 57, 20, 30, N, 01, 57, 30, W , Classified


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Special Protection Areas – List of sites: Scotland
Special protection areas in Scotland