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...

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...

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

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,...

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...

Monster Activities is based in the mighty Great Glen at South Laggan, near Spean Bridge. Go rafting on a beautiful Highland river with large grade-3...

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...

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...

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...

The Aonach Eagach, the notched ridge, is aptly named. Experienced mountaineers take a day to follow its rocky crest high above the dramatic Glen Coe...

Dominating the head of lonely Loch Shiel, the Glenfinnan Monument, erected in 1815, pays tribute to Bonnie Prince Charlie who began his campaign to restore...

The West Highland Way is a marvellous long distance route which runs from the outskirts of Glasgow to Fort William in the Highlands. It’s 152km...

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...

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...

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...

This impressive four-storey tower house is set on its own small island in the middle of Loch Laich, overlooked by Portnacroish. Designed only to be...

Visitors to The Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary near Oban can discover more about fascinating sea creatures in the superb aquarium section. The sanctuary is...

The long, narrow island of Lismore is a real haven for those looking to get away from it all. Reached from Oban or Port Appin...

Located on the beautiful and rugged west coast of Scotland, Tralee Beach is ideal for a short stroll. The beach, which lies by Benderloch, to...

Loch Creran is a captivating sea loch some 7 miles long which connects with the Lynn of Lorn via the narrows at the Isle of...

Located on the Isle of Lismore itself, this museum and heritage centre is concerned with telling the long and fascinating story of this community, its...

Overlooking the Firth of Lorn, Dunstaffnage Castle was an important stronghold of the McDougall clan, built around 1275. The formidable curtain wall that surrounds...

One of Scotland’s most photographed castles, Eilean Donan is located on the main tourist route to the Isle of Skye. The island on which...

What makes a visit to the Highlands so special? A unique combination where the history of the clans, the heritage and culture of saints and...

Situated near village of Killin, at the west end of Loch Tay, is one of the most photographed and painted places in Scottish Highlands. A...

Loch Tay is situated in the centre of Scotland, just south of the Grampian Mountains, with Killin at the south of the loch and Kenmore...

The attractive lighthouse of Lismore lies on Eilean Musdile separated from the southern tip of Lismore, a long narrow island at the intersection of Loch...

Lochalsh Woodland Garden is a lovingly tended gem of a garden with a magnificent backdrop of the Isle of Skye. Spread over 13 acres this...

The Skye road bridge has become a popular way to cross from the mainland at Kyle of Lochalsh to Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye...

Dedicated to the memory of Donald Murchison, a colonel in the Highland army of 1715, who successfully defended the lands of Kintail and Lochalsh from...

Torosay Castle, built in the Scottish baronial style in 1858, combines elegance and grandeur, while at the same time being informal and homely. A...

Mull Rail, the first Scottish island passenger railway, leaves from Old Pier Station at Craignure and the journey is one of great beauty with panoramic...