Crown Estate Scotland
Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management) manages land and property on behalf of Scottish Ministers. Through working with others, they innovate with land and property to create prosperity for Scotland and its communities. This includes ensuring families, businesses and communities can live, work and thrive on the assets. All revenue profit is paid to Scottish Government for public spending.
Crown Estate Scotland manages:
- 37,000 hectares of rural land with agricultural tenancies, residential and commercial properties and forestry on four rural estates (Glenlivet, Fochabers, Applegirth and Whitehill)
- Rights to fish wild salmon and sea trout in in river and coastal areas
- Rights to naturally-occurring gold and silver across most of Scotland
- Just under half the foreshore around Scotland including 5,800 moorings and some ports and harbours
- Leasing of virtually all seabed out to 12 nautical miles covering some 750 fish farming sites and agreements with cables & pipeline operators
- The rights to offshore renewable energy and gas and carbon dioxide storage out to 200 nautical miles
- Retail and office units at 39-41 George Street Edinburgh
A comprehensive consultation on how Crown Estate Scotland rural land and property is managed has been launched and the final strategy will align with wider Scottish Government policy. The consultation period runs from 15 February until 26 April.
Tenants, communities, businesses and sector bodies are being urged to have their say in shaping a blueprint for the organisation’s rural activities over the coming years.
