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

  • Arran's unique landscape of lowland and highland, is a result of the Highland Boundary Geological Fault running midway through its compact land mass.
  • The Cairngorms have 52 summits over 900m.
  • Glen Coe was the imagined location of James Bond's family home, Skyfall.
  • Remote Inverewe Gardens are an oasis of exotic plants, trees and shrubs warmed by the Gulf Stream overlooking Loch Ewe.
  • The Great Glen was created by massive landmass slip 400 million years ago.

Tours that visit Highlands