Highland (Scotland)

Highland is a county in Scotland. Regions Cities, towns and villages Map of Highland Cities Inverness Towns Aviemore Cromarty Dornoch Fort William Mallaig Tain Thurso Ullapool Wick Villages Achiltibuie Arisaig Dornie Durness Glencoe Glenfinnan Glenfinnan Monument Inverie Kyle of Lochalsh Plockton Portmahomack Strathpeffer Torridon Other destinations Cape Wrath - the extreme north-west point of Scotland. It can be reached either by a long walk or by a ferry followed by a minibus along a road unconnected with any other. Islands The Summer Isles - an archipelago of small islands near Achiltibuie Handa Island - wonderful bird reserve north of Kylestrome. Headware is advised in the breeding season as skuas are quite aggressive. Mountains There are far too many mountains in Scotland to cover them all here. General definitions: Munroe - mountain above 3000 feet. Corbett - mountains between 2500 and 3000 feet. Some popular mountains by group Far north Ben Hope Ben Loyal Foinaven Ben Stack - neither particularly high nor well known but a little gem. northern Torridonian mountains - i.e. Mountains of Torridonian sandstone north of Ullapool. Quinag - An easy Corbett for beginners as it's possible to start well up from the main road south from Kylescu. Suilven - easier than it looks but its distance from roads makes it a challenge. Cul Mor Cul Beag Stac Pollaidh - Less than a Corbett but with an outstanding shape and rock ridge -unfortunately much eroded because of its proximity to the road. Beinn Aligin Torridonian Munroes An Teallach - a fairly hard ridge walk above Little Loch Broom. Slioch - on the 'non-road' side of Loch Maree. Bein Eigh - above the Loch Maree road and much of the road from Kinlochewe to Torridon. Liathach - above the village of Torridon. Beinn Aligin - above the minor road from Torridon to the Aligins and Lower Diabaig. Bein Bhann - otherwise known as the Applecross mountains. Glencoe and Fort William 'Ben Nevis - the highest start from the distillery on the road north. The Mamores - a picturesque group of numerous Munroes between Glen Nevis and Kinlochleven. Aonach Eagach - a superb ridge above Glencoe. The three sisters of Glencoe - shapely peaks on the other side of the glen. Understand Sad but true - owners of land in Highland, often absentees, have not on the whole shown much consideration for their tenants. Some of what may appear lovely, natural, unspoiled areas were actually forcibly cleared of their human inhabitants in the interests of deer hunting or sheep farming. [1] Talk Get in Near Tulloch Station Get around See Glen Affric Itineraries Do Eat Drink Stay safe Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!