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12-603: [REDACTED] The present page holds the title of a primary topic , and an article needs to be written about it. It is believed to qualify as a broad-concept article . It may be written directly at this page or drafted elsewhere and then moved to this title. Related titles should be described in Central Scotland , while unrelated titles should be moved to Central Scotland (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] Central Scotland may refer to: Central Belt ,

24-461: A broad-concept article . It may be written directly at this page or drafted elsewhere and then moved to this title. Related titles should be described in Central Scotland , while unrelated titles should be moved to Central Scotland (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] Central Scotland may refer to: Central Belt , the area of highest population density in Scotland, also known as

36-401: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Central Scotland (disambiguation) (Redirected from Central Scotland (disambiguation) ) [REDACTED] The present page holds the title of a primary topic , and an article needs to be written about it. It is believed to qualify as

48-597: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Central Lowlands The Central Lowlands , sometimes called the Midland Valley or Central Valley , is a geologically defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland . It consists of a rift valley between the Highland Boundary Fault to the north and the Southern Uplands Fault to

60-609: Is here that the coal and iron bearing rocks that fueled Scotland 's Industrial Revolution are to be found. This area has also experienced intense volcanism , Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh being the remnant of a once much larger volcano active in the Carboniferous period some 300 million years ago. This area is relatively low-lying, although even here hills such as the Ochils and Campsie Fells are rarely far from view. In common with

72-491: The "Midlands" or "Scottish Midlands" Central Lowlands , a geologically-defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) , one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament Central Region, Scotland , a local government region of Scotland 1975-1996 Centre of Scotland , the geographical centre of Scotland, located in

84-646: The Highlands See also [ edit ] Scottish Lowlands Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Central Scotland . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Scotland&oldid=605608768 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Disambiguation pages to be converted to broad concept articles Short description

96-432: The area of highest population density in Scotland, also known as the "Midlands" or "Scottish Midlands" Central Lowlands , a geologically-defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) , one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament Central Region, Scotland , a local government region of Scotland 1975-1996 Centre of Scotland ,

108-705: The closure of the Iapetus Ocean . The fault allowed the Midland Valley to descend as a major rift by as much as 4000 metres and there was subsequently vertical movement . This earlier vertical movement was later replaced by a horizontal shear. The Southern Uplands Fault runs from the Rhins of Galloway in the west towards Dunbar on the east coast 30 miles (50 km) from Edinburgh . A productive combination of fertile low-lying agricultural land and significant deposits of economically valuable coal and iron have led to

120-638: The geographical centre of Scotland, located in the Highlands See also [ edit ] Scottish Lowlands Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Central Scotland . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Scotland&oldid=605608768 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Disambiguation pages to be converted to broad concept articles Short description

132-619: The rest of Scotland the whole region was affected by Pleistocene glaciations . The Highland Boundary Fault runs from North Glen Sannox on the Isle of Arran in the south and west through the Isle of Bute and Helensburgh , then forms the northern boundary of Strathmore before reaching Stonehaven in the north east. The fault was active during the Caledonian orogeny , a plate tectonic collision which took place from Mid Ordovician to Mid Devonian periods (520 to 400 million years ago), during

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144-580: The south. The Central Lowlands are one of the three main geographical sub-divisions of Scotland, the other two being the Highlands and Islands which lie to the north, northwest and the Southern Uplands , which lie south of the associated second fault line. It is the most populated of Scotland ’s three geographical regions. The Central Lowlands is largely underlain by Paleozoic formations . Many of these sedimentary rocks have economic significance for it

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