Table C6 Main agricultural holdings by region and by size of holding, June
1997(1) |
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0-<2 |
2-<5 |
5-<10 |
10-<20 |
20-<50 |
50-<100 |
100-<200 |
200 + |
Total |
ha(2)
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ha |
ha |
ha |
ha |
ha |
ha |
ha |
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holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
holdings |
North
West: |
732
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1,340
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1,262
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1,498
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1,803
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978
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642
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912
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9,167
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Shetland |
36 |
112 |
218 |
259 |
347 |
168 |
82 |
56 |
1,278
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Orkney |
53 |
112 |
93 |
231 |
427 |
243 |
127 |
61 |
1,347
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Eileanan
an Iar |
225 |
460 |
390 |
356 |
138 |
36 |
21 |
31 |
1,657
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Highland |
418 |
656 |
561 |
652 |
891 |
531 |
412 |
764
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4,885
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North
East: |
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NE
Scotland |
446
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757
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557
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653
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1,343
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1,421
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972
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546
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6,695
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South
East: |
384
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709
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486
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527
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893
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1,174
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1,366
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1,466
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7,005
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Tayside |
156 |
284 |
198 |
204 |
431 |
569 |
586 |
541
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2,969
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Fife |
101 |
118 |
68 |
80 |
113 |
219 |
270 |
120
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1,089
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Lothian |
67 |
180 |
100 |
91 |
161 |
173 |
204 |
187
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1,163
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Scottish
Borders |
60 |
127 |
120 |
152 |
188 |
213 |
306 |
618
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1,784
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South
West: |
397
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750
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634
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783
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1,807
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2,276
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1,882
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1,492
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10,021
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East
Central |
40 |
91 |
74 |
97 |
204 |
238 |
190 |
158
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1,092
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Argyll
& Bute |
57 |
84 |
93 |
137 |
211 |
241 |
186 |
376
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1,385
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Clyde
Valley |
99 |
211 |
176 |
191 |
497 |
575 |
348 |
206
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2,303
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Ayrshire |
82 |
188 |
127 |
172 |
407 |
566 |
365 |
224
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2,131
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Dumfries&
Galloway |
119 |
176 |
164 |
186 |
488 |
656 |
793 |
528
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3,110
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Scotland |
1,959
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3,556
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2,939
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3,461
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5,846
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5,849
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4,862
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4,416
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32,888
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hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
North
West: |
886
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4,441
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9,114
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21,290
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58,356
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68,937
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89,512
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1,561,898
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1,814,434
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Shetland |
43 |
413 |
1,617
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3,708
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11,322
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11,752
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11,577
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28,422
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68,854
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Orkney |
62 |
376 |
663 |
3,365
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14,150
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17,020
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17,405
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28,481
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81,522
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Eileanan
an Iar |
300 |
1,464
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2,799
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4,855
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4,026
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2,505
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3,123
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38,847
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57,918
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Highland |
481 |
2,189
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4,035
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9,362
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28,857
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37,659
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57,406
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1,466,150
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1,606,140
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North
East: |
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NE
Scotland |
551
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2,440
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4,051
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9,525
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45,489
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102,461
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134,765
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343,134
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642,417
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South
East: |
460
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2,328
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3,442
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7,598
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30,229
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86,545
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195,290
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892,936
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1,218,828
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Tayside |
189 |
916 |
1,426
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2,996
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14,910
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41,858
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81,945
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469,911
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614,152
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Fife |
123 |
371 |
466 |
1,128
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3,682
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16,172
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38,183
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37,585
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97,709
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Lothian |
74 |
605 |
710 |
1,286
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5,270
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12,882
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29,405
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77,589
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127,822
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Scottish
Borders |
74 |
436 |
841 |
2,188
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6,367
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15,632
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45,756
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307,851
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379,145
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South
West: |
459
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2,464
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4,567
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11,459
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62,262
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165,536
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257,300
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1,013,425
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1,517,472
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East
Central |
49 |
291 |
541 |
1,390
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6,922
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17,255
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26,059
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131,595
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184,102
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Argyll
& Bute |
68 |
276 |
681 |
2,015
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6,864
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17,661
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25,631
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398,664
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451,860
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Clyde
Valley |
114 |
678 |
1,243
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2,854
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17,366
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41,402
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46,306
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103,644
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213,608
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Ayrshire |
103 |
631 |
895 |
2,524
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14,505
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40,400
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49,450
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119,318
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227,825
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Dumfries
& Galloway |
125 |
587 |
1,207
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2,677
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16,605
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48,818
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109,854
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260,203
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440,076
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Scotland |
2,355
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11,673
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21,176
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49,872
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196,335
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423,478
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676,867
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3,811,394
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5,193,149
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(1) This table includes the area of farm woodlands and other farm land but
excludes the area of common grazings (cf. table C1). |
(2) Includes 40 holdings with zero area which are sheep stock
clubs. |
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