| Table 6.17 Designated Conservation areas, 19971 |
| Council area | Number of Designated Conservation Areas | Of which those classified Outstanding |
| Scotland | | | 579 | | 225 |
| Aberdeen City | | | 10 | | 4 |
| Aberdeenshire | | | 34 | | 18 |
| Angus | | | 16 | | 8 |
| Argyll and Bute | | | 25 | | 13 |
| Clackmannanshire | | | 10 | | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | | 38 | | 14 |
| Dundee City | | | 23 | | 6 |
| East Ayrshire | | | 13 | | 6 |
| East Dunbartonshire | | | 4 | | 2 |
| East Lothian | | | 26 | | 12 |
| East Renfrerwshire | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Edinburgh, City of | | | 35 | | 21 |
| Eilean Siar2 | | | 2 | | 2 |
| Falkirk | | | 9 | | 2 |
| Fife | | | 49 | | 24 |
| Glasgow City | | | 21 | | 10 |
| Highland | | | 28 | | 11 |
| Inverclyde | | | 5 | | 3 |
| Midlothian | | | 20 | | 3 |
| Moray | | | 12 | | 6 |
| North Ayrshire | | | 9 | | 2 |
| North Lanarkshire | | | 7 | | 0 |
| Orkney Islands | | | 6 | | 3 |
| Perth and Kinross | | | 28 | | 13 |
| Renfrewshire | | | 7 | | 3 |
| Scottish Borders | | | 40 | | 12 |
| Shetland Islands | | | 3 | | 1 |
| South Ayrshire | | | 19 | | 5 |
| South Lanarkshire | | | 28 | | 7 |
| Stirling | | | 34 | | 6 |
| West Dunbartonshire | | 9 | | 4 |
| West Lothian | | | 8 | | 1 |
| | | | | | Source: Historic Scotland |
| 1 As at 31 March. |
| 2The former Westen Isles Council changed its name on 2 September 1997. |
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