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The Scottish Highlands is the rugged northern and north-western portion of Scotland. This is the Scotland conjured up by visions of tartan, kilts, Bonnie Prince Charlie and all. The islands of the Highlands and Islands refers to Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles (or Outer and Inner Hebrides).
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Beauly Hotels & AccommoationBeauly, is a town of the Scottish county of Inverness-shire, on the River Beauly, 10 miles West of Inverness by the Far North railway line. Its chief interest is the beautiful remains of Beauly Priory, or the Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin and John the Baptist, founded in 1230 by John Bisset of the Aird, for Valliscaulian monks ... |
Boat of Garten Hotels & AccommoationBoat of Garten is a small village and post town in the Scottish Highlands. The village features a fine Golf Course originally designed by James Braid. It is also renowned for the nearby RSPB reserve at Loch Garten. The railway through the village is now preserved as part of the Strathspey Steam Railway ... |
Carrbridge Hotels & AccommoationCarrbridge is a village in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. It is about 10 km north of Aviemore, and is part of the Cairngorms National Park. Carrbridge's most famous landmark is the old bridge, built in 1707, from which the village is named. Golfers' needs are also catered for with a fine 9 hole golf course ... |
Cromarty Hotels & AccommoationThe Royal Burgh of Cromarty is a burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. The burgh is a seaport on the southern shore of the mouth of Cromarty Firth, 5 miles from Invergordon on the opposite coast. The town grew around its port, formerly used by ferries, to export locally-grown hemp fibre, and by herring trawlers ... |
Drumnadrochit Hotels & AccommoationDrumnadrochit is a village in the Inverness area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies on the west shore of Loch Ness, at the head of Glenurquhart and on the A82 road, near a junction with the A831. The village is popular with tourists. Attractions include several Loch Ness Monster exhibitions, and the nearby Urquhart Castle ... |
Dunkeld Hotels & AccommoationDunkeld is a small town in Strathtay, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 15 miles north of Perth on the eastern side of the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands. Dunkeld and Birnam share a railway station, on the Highland Main Line. West of Dunkeld, is The Hermitage, a National Trust for Scotland site ... |
Dunoon Hotels & AccommoationDunoon is situated on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It sits on the Firth of Clyde beside the Holy Loch, across from Gourock. The Cowal Highland Gathering is the highlight of Dunoon's year and attracts hundreds of contestants and many thousands of spectators from all over the world ... |
Fort Augustus Hotels & AccommoationFort Augustus is a settlement in the Scottish Highlands, at the south west end of Loch Ness. The village is heavily reliant on tourism. The Caledonian Canal connecting Fort William to Inverness passes through Fort Augustus in a dramatic series of locks stepping down to Loch Ness ... |
Fort William Hotels & AccommodationFort William is the largest town in the western Scottish Highlands, and a major tourist centre. The town is a few miles from Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles, and the beautiful Glen Nevis. It lies on the shores of Loch Linnhe and Loch Eil, and is north of Glen Coe and east of Glenfinnan ... |
Gairloch Hotels & AccommoationGairloch is a small village on the shores of Loch Gairloch on the northwest coast of Scotland. A popular tourist destination in the summer months, Gairloch boasts a golf course, a small museum, several hotels, a community centre, a leisure centre with sports facilities, a local radio station, beaches and nearby mountains ... |
Inveraray Hotels & AccommoationInveraray is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located on the western shore of Loch Fyne near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll, who founded the town in 1745, alongside his new dwelling, Inveraray Castle ... |
Invergordon Hotels & AccommoationInvergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. A naval base in the early 20th century, which used to contain fuel oil and water for admiralty ships, and the Admiralty Pier, where once warships docked and which is now used for cruise ships in the summer and oil field support vessels ... |
Inverness Hotels & AccommodationAs 'Capital of the Highlands', Inverness is an excellent base for exploring this part of Scotland. Loch Ness with its famous monster is only a few miles away, and in the opposite direction lies the Culloden Battlefield. Buildings in Inverness include Inverness Castle. Built on the site of its medieval predecessor in 1835 it is now a Sheriff Court ... |
Kingussie Hotels & AccommoationKingussie is a small burgh in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland, adjacent to the A9 road, although the old route of the A9 served as the town's main street. Kingussie is the capital of the district of Badenoch and is 3 miles from Newtonmore, which is its greatest rival in the game of Shinty ... |
Lairg Hotels & AccommoationLairg is a small town in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It has a population of about 900. Situated at the south-eastern end of Loch Shin, it is unusual, if not unique, in the northern Highlands in being a sizable town that is not situated on the coast. The town is also an important centre for sheep sales ... |
Lochinver Hotels & AccommoationLochinver is a village on the coast in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. A few miles northeast is Loch Assynt which is the source of the River Inver which flows into Loch Inver at the village. There are 200 or so lochans in the area which makes the place very popular with anglers ... |
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Nairn Hotels & Accommoation Nairn, formally 'North Nairnville,' is a town and former royal burgh in The Highlands of Scotland, lying about fifteen miles east of Inverness on the coast of the Moray Firth. An ancient fishing port and market town. Nairn is known as a world class golfing destination, with two 18 hole courses ... |
Newtonmore Hotels & AccommoationNewtonmore is a village in the Highlands of Scotland with a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from the exact geographical centre of Scotland. Located at the top end of the Spey Valley in the area called Badenoch, in the Cairngorms National Park. Newtonmore has a lovely golf course on the Spey ... |
Oban Hotels & AccommodationObanis a resort town in Argyll & Bute, Scotland. Attractions in Oban include the Waterfront Centre, the Cathedral of St Columba, the Oban Distillery, Dunollie Castle, Dunstaffnage Castle and McCaig's Tower, which dominates the town's skyline. Oban is an excellent base from which to explore the sights of Kilmartin Glen ... |
Strathpeffer Hotels & AccommoationStrathpeffer is a village and Victorian era spa town in Ross and Cromarty, 5 miles west of Dingwall. Strathpeffer is a popular visitor attraction and a good base for touring the Highlands. There are many walks in the area and a very scenic golf course, which boasts the longest drop from tee to green of any course in Britain ... |
Thurso Hotels & AccommoationThurso is the northernmost town on the British mainland, situated at the northern extreme of the A9 road, the main road linking Caithness with the south of the country, and is 20 miles west of John O' Groats and 21 miles northwest of Wick, the closest town. Thurso lies as far north as the Alaskan state capital of Juneau ... |
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CULTURE OF THE HIGHLANDS: Culturally the area is quite different from the Scottish Lowlands. Most of the Highlands fall into the region known as the Gàidhealtachd, which was, within the last hundred years, the Gaelic speaking area of Scotland. The terms are sometimes used interchangeably but have different meanings in their respective languages. Highland English is also widely spoken. Some similarities exist between the culture of the Highlands and that of Ireland: examples include the Gaelic language, sport (shinty/hurling), and Celtic music. Highland music, which is similar to Irish traditional music, often reflects an (historical) antipathy to the English which is less commonly seen amongst Lowland Scots. |
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HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY: In traditional Scottish geography, the Highlands refers to that part of Scotland north-west of a line drawn from Dumbarton to Stonehaven, including the Inner and Outer Hebrides, parts of Perthshire and the County of Bute, but excluding Orkney and Shetland, the northeast of Caithness, the flat coastal land of the Counties of Nairnshire, Morayshire and Banffshire, and most of East Aberdeenshire. This Highland area differed from the Lowlands by language and tradition, having preserved Gaelic speech and customs centuries after the anglicization of the latter; the result of which led to a growing perception of a divide with the cultural distinction between Highlander and Lowlander first noted towards the end of the 14th century. The City of Inverness is usually regarded as the capital of the Highlands. However, there are several definitions of the Highland line, which create further confusion. from Wikipedia |
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