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In 1846 Glen Tilt was the scene of a confrontation over the right of access to land in Scotland. The majority of land (at least 57%) in Scotland is privately owned, and around half of the country's rural land is owned by fewer than 500 landowners. [7] There has however been a longstanding tradition of access to land. [8]
West Coast Motors (legally incorporated as Craig of Campbeltown Limited) is a bus, coach and ferry operator, based in Campbeltown, Scotland.The company also operates under the name Borders Buses [2] [3] in the Scottish Borders and formerly under the Glasgow Citybus brand in Greater Glasgow.
Edinburgh Airport is Scotland's busiest airport by passenger numbers, with over 14.4 million passengers in 2023 [29] Barra Airport is the only airport in the world to use a tidal beach as its runway Loganair is branded as Scotland's Airline. Air transport in Scotland is responsible for 0.3% of Scottish Gross Value Added (GVA) (roughly £400 ...
Tour (c. 1:100,000, except Scotland) One-sheet maps covering a generally county-sized area, showing major and most minor roads and containing tourist information and selected footpaths. Tour maps are generally produced from enlargements of 1:250,000 mapping. Several larger scale town maps are provided on each sheet for major settlement centres.
A growing subculture of adventure travelers are taking epic off-road trips in extremely wild rides. We sent an actual vagabond into their midst. Big Rigs and Back Roads: Inside the World of ...
Knockhill Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Fife, Scotland. It opened in September 1974 and is Scotland's national motorsport centre. The circuit is in the countryside about 6-mile (9.7 km) north of Dunfermline. It is the only FIA-approved circuit in Scotland.
The origins of Stagecoach Group can be traced back to 1976, at which point Ann Gloag and her husband Robin Gloag established a small recreational vehicle and minibus hire business called Gloagtrotter based in Perth, Scotland. Ann's brother, Brian Souter, an accountant, joined the firm and expanded the business into bus hire. In 1982, following ...
The A87 is a major road in the Highland region of Scotland.. It runs west from its junction with the A82 road at Invergarry), along the north shores of Loch Garry and Loch Cluanie, then down through Glen Shiel and along Loch Duich to Kyle of Lochalsh before crossing the Skye Bridge to Kyleakin, Broadford, and Portree, before terminating at Uig in the north of the Isle of Skye.