Macaulay Maps - Land Capability for Agriculture Maps - Scale 1:50000

Coronavirus UpdateDuring the COVID-19 pandemic we are working with reduced access to the Institute and there may be a delay in processing your order. During this period we would be grateful if you could email us with the details of your order as well as placing the order on this web page. Click here to email us.

MacaulayMaps is a new service supplying maps and related publications that are available from The James Hutton Institute. We offer a series of soils maps and climate, forestry and agricultural suitability maps, at various scales.

Maps can be ordered online by clicking "add to cart" next to the chosen product. Maps are paid for using your credit/debit card or PayPal account.

Please note that digital version of the paper maps are not available for download or purchase, however the digital data which forms the map content (e.g. Land Capability or Soils data) is available to from the Scotland's Soils website under an Open Data licence.

General enquiries are available via e-mail

More information and ordering details are available from: David Donnelly Tel: 01224 395265.

LCA Maps Coloured 1:50 000

These maps cover the principal agricultural areas of Scotland. The sheet lines conform to the Ordnance Survey Landranger series. Sheets are normally supplied folded, but flat maps are available also. An index of the map areas can be found below (click to enlarge).

Price (GBP): 28.80 (includes postage)

Area  
12 Thurso & Wick
21 Dornoch Firth
26 Inverness
27 Nairn
28 Elgin
29 Banff
30 Fraserburgh & Peterhead
37 Strathdon
38 Aberdeen
45 Stonehaven
53 Blairgowrie
54 Dundee
57 Stirling and the Trossachs
58 Perth & Kinross
59 St. Andrews & Kirkcaldy
63 Firth of Clyde
64 Glasgow
65 Falkirk & West Lothian
66 Edinburgh
67 Duns & Dunbar
70 Ayr & Kilmarnock
71 Lanark & Upper Nithsdale
72 Upper Clyde Valley
73 Peebles & Galashiels
74 Kelso
76 Girvan
78 NIthsdale & Lowther Hills
82 Stranraer & Glen Luce
83 Newton Stewart & Kirkcudbright
84 Dumfries
85 Carlisle & Solway Firth
LCA Maps Coloured 1:50 000 areas image
LCA Maps Coloured 1:50 000 sample image