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 …
The Great Glen Way
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 …
‘United we conquer’ – The Commando Memorial, Spean Bridge
Location: Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scottish Highlandskind of castle: no castle, bronze statue, War Memorialtoday: War Memorial with ashes scattering spotpublic transport: busses and trains to …
Old Inverlochy Castle
Old Inverlochy Castle has been a major part of Scottish history throughout the years, mainly because of two major historical events, the first and the …
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 …
The Commandos in Lochaber
The Commando Training Area was located on the grounds of Achnacarry Castle in the Scottish Highland region of Lochaber and has been used as a …
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 …