Central Lowlands

E83245

The Central Lowlands are a broad, fertile plain in central Scotland known for their dense population, major cities, and industrial and agricultural importance between the Highlands and the Southern Uplands.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Central Highlands 2

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
lowland
plain
boundedBy Highlands
Southern Uplands
contains Ayrshire NERFINISHED
Clackmannanshire NERFINISHED
Cumbernauld
Dundee
East Lothian
Edinburgh
Falkirk
Fife NERFINISHED
Argyll and Bute coast
surface form: Firth of Clyde coastal plain

Firth of Forth coastline
surface form: Firth of Forth coastal plain

Glasgow
Lanarkshire
Livingston
Lothian
Paisley
Perth
Renfrewshire NERFINISHED
Stirling
Stirlingshire NERFINISHED
West Lothian
country Scotland
crossedBy River Clyde
River Forth
River Tay
economicRole core agricultural region of Scotland
main industrial belt of Scotland
geology coal measures
igneous intrusions
limestone
sandstone
sedimentary basin
hasCharacteristic agriculturally important
broad plain
densely populated
fertile land
industrialized
hasHighestPopulationDensityIn Scotland
knownFor arable farming
coal mining
dairy farming
manufacturing
shipbuilding
steel industry
locatedIn central Scotland
partOf Great Britain
Scotland
separates Scottish Highlands
Southern Uplands

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Uplands formsNaturalRegionWith Central Lowlands
West Lomond hasViewOf Central Lowlands
Loch Lomond locatedInRegion Central Lowlands
Dunkeld region Central Lowlands
this entity surface form: Central Highlands
Grampian Terrane region Central Lowlands
this entity surface form: Central Highlands
Southern Uplands separates Central Lowlands