Reiver.
Just to be clear the Lowlands of Scotland start roughly, just South of Perth but in truth whilst there is a Geographical fault line, the Lowlands as far as this discussion goes is "somewhere" just North of Glasgow and Edinburgh Southwards!
In answer to your very good question and from where I stand my short answer is:- " Yes. Its really a classic case of willing buyers and willing sellers. But that leaves a multitude stuck somewhere between the two camps. "
The longer answer on reflection, is:- " This is precisely the issue that "Harry" and some of his generation are concerned about. After some 150 years of the Scottish tourist industry ruthlessly selling biscuit tin history and acres of tartan etc., to starry eyed visitors and anyone from anywhere, it is time to be rather more honest about the selling of Scotland and that means educating their customers away from the "romantic Scotland' that has served Scotland and its customers so well. "Harry" is of the opinion that Scotland has beautiful world class scenery, it has top notch goods such as shooting, fishing, whisky, and food, it has fantastic historic sights by the multi-dozen, so it is time for the romantic clap trap to be retired.But Scotland is not a theme park. A mammoth task for sure, but I do think it needs to be done for all concerned.
Last edited by Jock Scot; 3rd April 15 at 11:14 AM.
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