Landscape Character Assessment 2019: Scotland's National Character Types at 1:50,000 Scale
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Description
Scotland's national landscape character types, produced by the Scottish Government in collaboration with Forestry and Land Scotland and Historic Environment Scotland. The dataset represents a revised national suite of landscape character types at a 1:50,000 scale, building upon a program initiated in the 1990s. It was last updated on May 11, 2026.
Use Cases
Regional land-use planning based on distinct landscape character areas.
Environmental impact assessments using integrated physical, cultural, and historical characteristics.
GIS analysis of landscape patterns at a national scale of 1:50,000.
Strengths
Created in collaboration with Forestry and Land Scotland (FCS) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) as well as all local authorities.
Provides a national-scale dataset at a consistent 1:50,000 mapping scale.
Represents a revised and updated version of a long-running assessment program initiated in the 1990s.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Scottish context.
Provenance
Source
Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Collection Method
Analytical technique identifying areas with distinct inter-related physical, cultural, historical, and perceptual characteristics.
Time Range
2019
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-11 20:03:24.378685; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Scotland
File format is ZIP; specific internal data formats are unknown.