Scottish Highlands

At a glance · 5 reasons to go

Why Scottish Highlands.

1. 1

   The Highlands are Britain at its most dramatic — Glencoe’s brooding glen, Ben Nevis (the UK’s highest peak at 1,345m), and the long silver length of Loch Ness.

2. 2

   The North Coast 500 is a 516-mile driving loop from Inverness — single-track roads, sea cliffs, empty beaches, and Highland cattle, rated among the world’s great road trips.

3. 3

   The Isle of Skye delivers the postcard landscapes — the Old Man of Storr, the Quiraing, and the Fairy Pools — and some of the moodiest weather in Europe.

4. 4

   Whisky is the cultural thread — Speyside and the islands hold the great distilleries, and a dram by a peat fire is the proper end to a Highland day.

5. 5

   Castles everywhere — Eilean Donan on its tidal island is the most photographed in Scotland; Inverness is the practical Highland base.

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