Highlands
The Highlands
The Highlands is the part of the country which reflects perfectly most people's romantic image of Scotland. A main town is Fort William, which lies in the shadow of Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain. North from here stretches a dramatic shoreline of deep sea lochs and sheltered coves of pure white sand backed by towering mountains and looking across to numerous Hebridean islands. West of Fort William, via the lyrical 'Road to the Isles', is Mallaig, now the main departure point for ferries to Skye. Further north is Ullapool, one of the main ferry ports for the Outer Hebrides and the ideal base from which to explore the wild and near-deserted far northwest.
Inverness is the largest town in the region and 'capital of the Highlands'. It lies at the northeastern end of the Great Glen, which cuts diagonally across the southern Highlands to Fort William, linking deep and mysterious Loch Ness with the west coast and giving access to Glencoe, one of the most beautifully evocative Highland glens and a major climbing and skiing centre. Inverness is also ideally situated for exploring the northeast coast, with its charming old fishing ports, and the storm-lashed north coast, running west from John O'Groats to Cape Wrath, as wild and remote a place as you could ever wish for.
- Inverness
- The Moray Firth
- West Of Inverness
- The Cairngorms
- Loch Ness To Fort William
- Ardnamurchan
- The Road To The Isles And The Kyle Of Lochalsh
- Wester Ross
- North Of Ullapool
- The Far North
- The North East Coast
- Things To Do In The Highlands