The Cameron Clan are one of the most important families ever to have lived in Scotland. At one time, clans controlled many of the...

High above Spean Bridge and bearing the words “United we conquer” and “This country was their training ground” stands this seventeen foot high monument. Designed...

This dammed Highland loch has the largest fresh water beach in the country. Lying in Glen Spean, between Kingussie and Fort William, its southern shore...

The Witch’s Trails are home to the World Cup mountain bike circuit on the slopes of Aonach Mor, next door to Ben Nevis and Fort...

Considered by many to be Scotland’s finest glen, Glen Affric extends westwards from near the Inverness-shire village of Cannich into some very remote country. A...

Ben Nevis, at 1344 metres, is the highest mountain in Britain. The name ‘Nevis’ is possibly derived from a Gaelic word meaning ‘venemous’. If so...

Comprising 9 locks at the southern end of the Caledonian Canal, Neptune’s Staircase is a dramatic sight. The locks are now operated by hydraulics but...

Situated by the pretty River Nevis this visitor centre is, for many, the starting point for an assault on Ben Nevis. The centre has a...

Set on the banks of the River Lochy, Old Inverlochy Castle is so named to avoid confusion with the Victorian Inverlochy Castle Hotel. Although ruined,...

Urquhart Castle (2 miles south of Drumnadrochit, on the A82, 17 miles south of Inverness), overlooks Loch Ness; the visitor centre tells the story of...

The Jacobite Steam Train is the most scenic way to travel from Fort William to Mallaig. Passengers can choose to travel one way en route...

The West Highland Museum is an independent and self-financing organisation, situated at the heart of the main square in Fort William. The museum is...

At 1,073 feet above sea level Dalwhinnie, Gaelic for "the meeting place", is the highest distillery in Scotland. From the snow-fed waters of All tan...

The Highland Folk Museum offers a fascinating insight into the lives of real people who have lived in the Highlands of Scotland for hundreds of...

Glencoe Mountain Resort is located 74 miles north of Glasgow on Meall A’Bhuiridh. Popular with skiers and snowboarders this resort has Scotland’s steepest on-piste run...

Loch Ness is undoubtedly Scotland’s most famous loch, largely because of its association with Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, which is said to live here....

This has to be seen to be believed! The myth of the monster lives on here close to the banks of the famed loch. The...

If you’re searching for wild, rugged Scotland, look no further than Rannoch Moor. The moor covers an area of 20 square miles at a height...

Standing at the eastern end of Glen Coe, Buachaille Etive Mor is a magnet for climbers. Its name means ‘Big Herdsman of Etive’ and its...

Glen Coe is famous as the setting for the massacre of 1692, in which thirty-eight MacDonalds were slaughtered by government troops. However, there is far...