Who owns Scotland.

[chrisupyonder]

Reading some recent posts about 1sq foot plots being sold in Scotland prompted me to find out exactly who owns Scotland's land.
The following is the most recent I could find on the web.

TOP 20
1. Forestry Commission Scotland: 1,640,000 acres
2. Buccleuch Group: 270,000 acres
3. National Trust for Scotland: 192,000 acres
4. Scottish Government: 174,000 acres
5. Blair Castle Charitable Trust: 140,000 acres
6. Alcan: 135,000 acres
7. Capt. Alwyn Farquharson: 125,000 acres
8. RSPB: 124,172 acres
9. Duke of Westminster: 120,000 acres
10. Crown Estate Commission: 106,000 acres
11. South Uist Estate Ltd: 93,000 acres
12. Donald Angus Cameron: 90,000 acres
12. Countess of Sutherland: 90,000 acres
14. Children of the late Paul van Vlissengen: 87,000 acres
15. The Seafield Family: 84,500 acres
16. Scottish Natural Heritage: 84,000 acres
17. The Fleming family: 80,000 acres
18. Hon. Charles "Chas" Pearson: 77,000 acres
19. Lord Margadale: 73,000 acres
20. Malaysian businessman known as Mr Salleh: 71,000 acres

Source http://www.scotsman.com/news/lairds_...wners_1_752068

Chris.