Best of Scottish Highlands
The 20 best archaeological sites in Scottish Highlands
Our curated top 20 archaeological sites in Scottish Highlands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 1,688 archaeological sites see the full archaeological sites index for Scottish Highlands.
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Easter Aquhorthies
Easter Aquhorthies — well-preserved recumbent stone circle in north-east Scotland.
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Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle ( UR-kərt; Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal na Sròine) is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland. The castle is on the A82 road, 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwe
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Ariundle Oakwood National Nature Reserve
Ariundle Oakwood National Nature Reserve — forested nature reserve in Highland, Scotland, UK.
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Hill o' Many Stanes
Hill o' Many Stanes — hillside in Mid Clyth, Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland.
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Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest
Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest is a archaeological site in the United Kingdom.
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Rothiemurchus Forest
Rothiemurchus Forest — forest and remnant of the Caledonian Forest in Highland (council area), Scotland.
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Dunollie Castle
Dunollie Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Dhùn Ollaigh) is a small ruined castle located on a hill north of the town of Oban, on the west coast of Scotland in Argyll and Bute. The site enjoys views o
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Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is located about 3 miles north of Wick on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland. It is considered to be one of the earliest seats of Clan Sinclair. It comprises the ruins of t
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Dun Telve
Dun Telve — iron-age broch located about 4 kilometres southeast of the village of Glenelg, in Scotland, UK.
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Dun Troddan
Dun Troddan — iron-age broch located about 5 kilometres southeast of the village of Glenelg, in Scotland, UK.
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Machrie Moor Stone Circles
Machrie Moor Stone Circles — archaeological site in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
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