Urquhart Castle
Location: near Drumnadrochit, Loch Ness, Highlands of Scotlandkind of castle: curtain wall castle including a tower housetoday: open to the publicpublic transport: regular buses from …
Loch Ness & Affric
Mercure Hotel, Inverness
Rating out of 5: 2 Reasons: The Hotel in general is a four-star hotel which must be mentioned! Staying here for 5 nights together with …
The Caledonian Canal
“Amar-Uisge/Seòlaid a’Ghlinne Mhòir (Waterway of the Great Glen), Sligh’-Uisge na h-Alba (Waterway of Scotland), (An) Canàl Cailleannach are all names which over the years were …
Walking the Great Glen Way
The Great Glen Way begins from the old Fort in Fort William, passing Inverlochy Castle and Corpach Ship Frack, while skirting the shores of Loch …
The Great Glen Way
The Great Glen Way also referred to as Slighe a’ Ghlinne Mhòir (Scottish Gaelic) describes the long-distance trail from Fort William (or Corpach) in the …
The Great Glen
The Great Glen is known under a lot of different names, besides Great Glen it is also referred to as Glen Albyn, originating from the …
Clava Cairns
Where barbaric becomes clever The Clava Cairns are located on a beautiful spot within a small wood and consist of two passage graves (the North-East …
The Battle of Culloden
Today’s posts is all about the maybe most important battle in Scottish history. The Battle of Culloden, which was fought on a field just outside …
Inverness – Gate between present and past
Inverness, maybe not the first city which comes to mind when thinking about a must see but it definitely is. Where it lacks in sights …