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The National (Scotland)
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Andrew Smart

Scottish destinations named among the most 'picture-perfect' in the UK

Rural beauty spots across Scotland have been named among the most picturesque and "picture-perfect" in the whole of the UK.

These five locations include islands, a breathtaking loch and even a town.

The data was gathered by looking at the country's favourite picturesque locations based on polling data from 2000 UK adults.

With that said, here are the Scottish spots named in Sky Mobile's research.

The National: Loch Awe and the Isle of Skye were named among the most picturesque in the UK (Sky/Flickr)Loch Awe and the Isle of Skye were named among the most picturesque in the UK (Sky/Flickr) (Image: Sky/Flickr)

The 5 Scottish destinations named the most picturesque in the UK

The Scottish locations named among the most picturesque in the UK were the Isle of Skye, Fort William, Orkney, Loch Awe and Fair Isle in Shetland.

The Isle of Skye was ranked second behind Cornwall's St Michael's Mount with some 19% of respondents calling it the most picture-perfect.

Fort William in the Highlands was fourth with 11% naming it their favourite spot. This was quickly followed up by Orkney in fifth then Loch Awe and Fair Isle in sixth and ninth respectively.

Here is the full list, including those from Scotland:

  1. St Michael's Mount, Cornwall (20%) 
  2. Isle of Skye, Scotland (19%) 
  3. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland (14%) 
  4. Fort William, Scotland (11%) 
  5. Orkney, Scotland (11%) 
  6. Loch Awe, Scotland (7%) 
  7. Wye Valley, Herefordshire (6%) 
  8. Old Harry Rocks, Dorset (6%) 
  9. Fair Isle, Shetlands (6%) 
  10. Llyn Peninsula, Wales (6%) 

The National: The Isle of Skye was ranked the second most picturesque spot in the UK (Sky/Flickr)The Isle of Skye was ranked the second most picturesque spot in the UK (Sky/Flickr) (Image: Sky/Flickr)

Sky's data also found that 49% of UK residents are planning a staycation rather than a holiday abroad.

Some 50% cited the abundance of lovely locations with 31% doing so because of the cost of living crisis.

The respondents also revealed their wish list when it comes to a destination with 51% wanting beautiful landscapes and 45% wanting peace and quiet.

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