Editing NatureScot (section)

==== National scenic areas ====
{{Main|National Scenic Area (Scotland)}}There are 40 national scenic areas (NSAs) in Scotland, covering 13% of the land area of Scotland. The 40 NSAs were originally identified in 1978 by the Countryside Commission for Scotland in 1978 as areas of "national scenic significance... of unsurpassed attractiveness which must be conserved as part of our national heritage".<ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 1978|title=Scotland's Scenic Heritage|url=http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/B464646.pdf|journal=Countryside Commission for Scotland|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013133629/http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/B464646.pdf|archive-date=13 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>