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Untamed and beautiful, magical Scotland is located in northern Europe and is bounded by the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and England. It is around half the size of England, but most of its landmass is comprised of moorlands, mountains and about 800 islands.

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ABERDEENSHIRE Hotels & Accommodation Aberdeenshire is one of the council areas in Scotland. In this present day Aberdeenshire does not technically include Aberdeen City, however, Aberdeenshire Council does have its headquarters in Aberdeen. Aberdeenshire borders Angus and Perth and Kinross to the south, and Highland and Moray to the west …

ARGYLL AND BUTE Hotels & Accommodation Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council. Including islands, there are over 3,000 miles (4,800 km) of coastline, and this is claimed to be more than for the whole of France. The later scenes of the 1963 James Bond film From Russia with Love were filmed around the lochs and hills of Argyll and Bute …

HIGHLAND Hotels Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and Stirling, also have areas of the Scottish Highlands within their administrative boundaries …

MORAY Hotels & Accommodation Moray (pronounced Murray, Scottish Gaelic Moireibh or Moireabh) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland …

PERTHSHIRE Hotels & Accommodation Perthshire extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. Perthshire is known as the big county and has a wide variety of landscapes, from the rich agricultural straths in the east, to the high mountains of the southern Highlands …

TAYSIDE Hotels & Accommodation Tayside was a local government region of Scotland until 1996. It is now divided into the council areas of Perth and Kinross, Angus, and the City of Dundee, which had previously been the region's districts. The administrative heart of the Tayside region is Dundee, famous for it's cake, marmalade and the birthplace of Beano and Dandy …

HEBRIDES Hotels & Accommodation The Hebrides is a diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, composed of the oldest rocks in the British Isles. They can be divided into two main groups: Inner Hebrides, including Skye, Mull, Islay, Jura, Staffa and the Outer Hebrides, including Lewis and Harris, Berneray, North Uist, South Uist, Barra and St Kilda …

AYRSHIRE Hotels & Accommodation Ayrshire is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and the new town of Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the last seven years, eight times in total, including the most recent one in 2004 …

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Hotels & Accommodation Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It was created in 1975 by uniting the historic region of Galloway to the County of Dumfries (Dumfriesshire) for the purpose of council administration, hence Dumfries and Galloway. The region is well-known for its many artists and writers …

FIFE Hotels & Accommodation Fife is a unitary council region of Scotland situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth. It was originally one of the Pictish kingdoms known as Fib, and is commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife in the area. The historical town of St. Andrews is located on the east coast of Fife. It is well known as the home of golf …

GLASGOW AREA Hotels & Accommodation Greater Glasgow is the area that includes and surrounds the city of Glasgow in the west of Scotland. It is the largest urban area in Scotland and the fourth largest in the United Kingdom. The region is served by the largest urban rail network in the UK outside of London, with 186 rail stations in the Glasgow area …

LOTHIAN Hotels & Accommodation Lothian forms a traditional region of Scotland, lying between the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and the Lammermuir Hills. Historically, the term Lothian is used for a province encompassing the present area plus the Scottish Borders region. The name is related to the legendary British King Loth or Lot …

SCOTTISH BORDERS Hotels & Accommodation The Scottish Borders region of Scotland is one of the most visited spots in Scotland for short breaks or family holidays for good reason. Beautiful scenery and much to explore from Scotland's rich history. The people of the Scottish Borders are very proud of their heritage and often speak of themselves themselves as "Borderers" …

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