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Natural landmarks · Scottish Highlands

Scottish Highlands road trip in 7 days

Inverness, Skye, Loch Ness, Glencoe and the West Highland Way.

A 7-day Highland loop from Edinburgh covers Stirling, Glencoe, Fort William, Skye, Inverness, Cairngorms, then back via Perth and Pitlochry. Major stops: Eilean Donan, Glenfinnan viaduct (Harry Potter), the Old Man of Storr on Skye, Loch Ness, and Culloden battlefield east of Inverness.

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Natural landmarks · Scottish Highlands

Loch Ness

Loch Ness — lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows via Loch Dochfour to the River Ness and Caledonian Canal.

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Natural landmarks · Scottish Highlands

Glen Coe

Glen Coe in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

Free🐕↗ sitelink.nature.scot
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Castles · Scottish Highlands

Urquhart Castle

Urquhart Castle — castle that sits beside Loch Ness.

👶↗ historicenvironment.scot
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Castles · Scottish Highlands

Eilean Donan Castle

Eilean Donan Castle — castle in Highland, Scotland, UK.

👶↗ eileandonancastle.com
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Mountains & hills · Scottish Islands

The Cuillin

Skye's gabbro mountain range — Britain's most demanding peaks.

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Islands · Scottish Islands

Isle of Skye

Isle of Skye — largest and most northerly large island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

Free🐕↗ web.archive.org
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Mountains & hills · Scottish Highlands

Ben Nevis

The British Isles' highest mountain at 1,345 m.

Free🐕↗ ben-nevis.com