The Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands

Writers, poets and artists have tried for centuries to capture the beauty of the Scottish Highlands.

The ‘place of the Gaels’ is really best seen in person.

Steep mountains and lush glens border vast lochs. Castles and monuments fit into the landscape. Discover national parks, local wildlife and centuries of stories along the way.

Fun Facts

  • Skara Brae was also Scotland's first archaeological site to be given World Heritage status, along with the Ring of Brodgar, Standing Stones of Stenness and Maeshowe: the Neolithic Heartland.
  • The Gaelic name for Inverness is Inbhir-nis, inbhir or inver means the mouth of the river.
  • Elgin's castle was the reputed scene of King Duncan's murder by Macbeth.
  • Orkney has amongst the largest wrecks in the world to dive upon within 30m of water. In 1919 Admiral von Reuter ordered the German High Seas Fleet to scuttle and 7 of the ships remain on the seabed of Scapa Flow where they support a thriving diving indust
  • Visit the Highland Wildlife Park to come face-to-face with a Scottish wildcat, almost extinct in the wild.

Tours that visit Highlands