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Schiehallion (/ ʃ iː ˈ h æ l i. ə n /; [2] Scottish Gaelic: Sìth Chailleann, [3] IPA: [ʃiˈxaʎən̪ˠ]) is a prominent cone-shaped mountain in the Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands, in the county of Perthshire.
The Schiehallion oilfield is a deepwater offshore oilfield approximately 175 kilometres (110 mi) west of the Shetland Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.The Schiehallion and adjacent Loyal field were jointly developed by BP on behalf of the Schiehallion field partners; BP, Shell, Amerada Hess, Murphy Oil, Statoil and OMV, and the Loyal field partners; BP and Shell.
The West of Shetland area is a region in the northern Atlantic Ocean, where there are currently three developed offshore fields; Schiehallion, Foinaven and Clair.A number of further hydrocarbon discoveries have been made in the area, but these are not currently considered to be economic due to the high costs of development.
The building in 2005. Dunalastair (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Alastair, meaning "fort of Alexander") is an estate in the southern part of the Highlands, in Perthshire, Scotland. [1] [2] It is 18 miles west of the town of Pitlochry, lying along the River Tummel between Tummel Bridge to the east and Kinloch Rannoch to the west, and incorporates part of Dunalastair Water.
Macdonald Estate, Skye Apr 1971: Estate 19,452: Clan Donald Lands Trust: 7,871 19,400: NG 6206: The Trust was founded by Clan Donald community members local and worldwide to buyout part of the old Macdonald Estate and preserve the land for future generations of our community. North Assynt Estate: Feb 1993: Estate: Assynt Crofters' Trust: £ ...
Scotland has over 790 islands, divided into four main groups: Shetland, Orkney, and the Hebrides, further sub-divided into the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides. Stac an Armin , St Kilda The Hebridean archipelago outlier of St Kilda is composed of Palaeogene igneous formations of granites and gabbro , heavily weathered by the elements.
There are salmon and sea trout, netting rights, and excellent pheasant, grouse, black game, woodcock and snipe shooting. In addition there are large rabbit warrens…. Estate feu-duties of over £256 per annum secured on modern cottage property, and there are also valuable feuing sites available without interfering with the amenity of the estate.
Michael Forbes (born circa 1952) is a farmer, part-time salmon fisherman and quarry worker from near Balmedie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who became known in 2007 after his refusal to sell his land to Donald Trump for a golf course and resort.