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Publication - Research and analysis

Scottish Islands Typology: overview 2024

Published
5 February 2024
From
Director-General Net Zero, +1 more … Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate, +1 more … Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic
Communities and third sector, Environment and climate change, Farming and rural, +2 more … Marine and fisheries, Transport
ISBN
9781835218990

This report outlines the Scottish Islands Typology (2024). It classifies Scotland’s islands into ten categories based on combinations of population, access to local amenities, and access to mainland Scotland. It offers an alternative way to compare the differences and similarities between islands.

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Errata

An errata was published on 7/3/2024 as a result of changes on the PDF ”Scottish Islands Typology 2024 Overview,” page 24. 

Under the section, “Islands / island groupings with mid to high population levels” the island of Bute was omitted. An additional bullet point has been added to the list which reads:

- Bute, (population 6,498)

The HTML and PDF have been updated to reflect these changes.

Contact

Email: socialresearch@gov.scot

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