'There Are More Than 9.4 Million Acres of Land Held by a Mere 969 Landowners'
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Summary
In his 1996 book Who Owns Scotland, Andy Wightman identified the ownership of some 65% of Scotland and examined the complex story of the power that accompanied the ownership of land. His new book, from which the following is an extract, continues the story.
What is revealing is the persistent pattern of very concentrated private ownership of land, which has remained virtually static since 1970.See the full content of this document
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'There Are More Than 9.4 Million Acres of Land Held by a Mere 969 Landowners'
The number of owners of 60% of private rural land in Scotland has decreased since 1970, from 1180 to 969 in 2010. The reason for this decrease is prob...
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