Central Lowlands of Scotland

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The Central Lowlands of Scotland are a fertile, densely populated belt of low-lying land between the Highlands and the Southern Uplands, containing many of the country’s major cities and industrial centers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
lowland region
borderedBy Highland Boundary Fault
Southern Uplands Fault
climate temperate maritime
contains Ayr
Ayrshire
Clackmannanshire
Coatbridge
Cumbernauld
Dundee
Dunfermline
East Kilbride
East Lothian
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
surface form: Edinburgh City

Falkirk
Fife
Glasgow
Glasgow City
Greenock
Hamilton
Kilmarnock
Kirkcaldy
Lanarkshire
Livingston
Midlothian
Motherwell
North Lanarkshire
Paisley
Perth
Renfrewshire
South Lanarkshire
Stirling
Stirlingshire
West Lothian
country Scotland
geology Old Red Sandstone
coal measures
sedimentary rocks
hasCharacteristic densely populated
fertile
low-lying
hasEconomicRole main industrial belt of Scotland
main population centre of Scotland
hasLandUse arable farming
pastoral farming
hasMajorRiver River Clyde
Firth of Forth
surface form: River Forth

River Tay
River Tweed
hasTransportInfrastructure Glasgow–Edinburgh railway line
M74 motorway
M8 motorway
M9 motorway
M90 motorway
knownFor coal mining history
industrial development
shipbuilding
steel production
language English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
liesBetween Scottish Highlands
Southern Uplands
locatedIn Great Britain
Scotland
United Kingdom
partOf Central Lowlands of Scotland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Scottish Lowlands
separatedFrom Scottish Highlands
Southern Uplands

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Lordship of Annandale culturalRegion Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Whithorn hasRegion Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Scottish Lowlands
Whittingehame, East Lothian, Scotland locatedIn Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Stranraer Harbour region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Caerlaverock Castle region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Perth–Edinburgh route regionServed Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Dumbarton Rock region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Loch Trool region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Glen Vale region Central Lowlands of Scotland
Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Tyninghame region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Law Hill region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Bishop Hill isPartOf Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Scottish Lowlands
Maitland associatedWithRegion Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Hamilton Palace region Central Lowlands of Scotland
Kinghorn, Fife region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Kinnesswood locatedInGeographicalRegion Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Prestonkirk region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Dumbarton Castle region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Scottish Central Railway linkedRegion Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
London and North Western Railway main line regionServed Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Hamilton Estate region Central Lowlands of Scotland
Eyebroughy region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Scottish Lowlands
de Quincy family heldLandIn Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Scottish Lowlands
Caledonian Railway main line historicalRegion Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
North Berwick Law region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Strathmiglo region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Common Ridings culturalRegion Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Kirkintilloch locatedIn Central Lowlands of Scotland
Auchterderran locatedIn Central Lowlands of Scotland
Strathclyde Loch region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
Vale of Leven region Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: West Central Lowlands of Scotland
Milngavie locatedIn Central Lowlands of Scotland
Beath parish regionType Central Lowlands of Scotland
this entity surface form: Lowland Scotland
Ben Ever viewOver Central Lowlands of Scotland