Highland (council area)

The Highland Council area (Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd^[1] in Gaelic, pronounced [s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ.əɾlə nə g̊ɛː.əɫ̪d̪̊əxg̊]) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. Geology and geomorphology See also Geology of Scotland The land area of Scotland is 78 772 km² (30414 square miles roughly 30% of the area of This is a list of Council areas of Scotland ordered by area. See also List of Scottish council areas by population (2004 To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data Scotland covers an area of 78782 km² or 30341 mi², giving it a Population density of. This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by population. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs elected to the House of Commons by Scottish constituencies for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster) John Archibald Sinclair 3rd Viscount Thurso (born 10 September 1953) known as John Thurso, is a Scottish businessman and Liberal Democrat Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster Daniel Grian 'Danny' Alexander (born May 15, 1972) is a Scottish politician and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Ross Skye and Lochaber is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster) Charles Peter Kennedy (born 25 November 1959 is a British politician. Composition of the Parliament Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 2nd session of the Scottish Parliament at the time Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Jamie Stone (born 16 June, 1954) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Caithness Sutherland Inverness East Nairn and Lochaber is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Fergus Ewing (born 23 September 1957, Glasgow) is a Scottish National Party (SNP politician the Minister for Community Safety and Ross Skye and Inverness West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) John Farquhar Munro ( Iain Fearchar Rothach in Gaelic) born 26 August 1934 in Glen Shiel, Lochalsh, Highland Constituencies and council areas The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies as existing in at that time Rob Gibson (born October 10 1945, Glasgow) is a Scottish politician Rhoda Grant (born June 26 1963, Stornoway) is a Scottish Labour politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Sir James Angus Rhoderick McGrigor, 6th Baronet (born 19 October 1949, London) is a Conservative politician and Member of the Scottish Peter Peacock (born 27 May 1952) has been a Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands since Mary Scanlon (born 25 May 1947, Dundee) is a Conservative politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands David Stewart may be David Stewart Earl of Strathearn (d c 1386 David Stewart Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland David Thompson is a Scottish politician A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP he was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent Highlands For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities consisting of Councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the The Scottish Highlands ( Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and Mountainous Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. Perth and Kinross ( Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. This article is about the council area For the constituencies see either Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency or Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency Their councils, and those of Angus and Stirling, also have areas of the Scottish Highlands within their administrative boundaries. Angus ( Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the 32 local government Council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. Stirling ( Sruighlea in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary local government Council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about The Highland area covers most of the mainland and inner-Hebridean parts of the former counties of Inverness-shire and Ross and Cromarty, all of Sutherland, Caithness and Nairnshire, and small parts of Argyll and Moray. The Inner Hebrides ( Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan a-staigh - the inner isles is an Archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, was a general purpose county of Scotland, Ross and Cromarty Committee area (1996-date Ross and Cromarty lieutenancy area (1996-date Sutherland (In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas Dùthaich 'Ic Aoidh (NW Asainte (Assynt and Cataibh (East Geography Caithness extends about 40 Miles (64 Kilometres) north-south and about 30 miles (50 km east-west County The county also known as Nairnshire or Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic, was described in 1846 as "about twenty-two miles in Argyll, Archaically Argyle ( Earra-Ghàidheal in modern Gaelic) is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part Moray ( Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the Registration counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west Inverness-shire

The area was created as a two-tier region in 1975, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, with an elected council for the whole region and, in addition, elected councils for each of eight districts, Badenoch and Strathspey, Caithness, Inverness, Lochaber, Nairn , Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochalsh and Sutherland. The regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 as a two-tier system of Local government in Scotland. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 (1973 c 65 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland Badenoch and Strathspey as a local Geography Caithness extends about 40 Miles (64 Kilometres) north-south and about 30 miles (50 km east-west County The county also known as Inverness-shire or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, acquired a County council in 1890 under the Local District of Lochaber County The county also known as Nairnshire or Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic, was described in 1846 as "about twenty-two miles in Ross and Cromarty Committee area (1996-date Ross and Cromarty lieutenancy area (1996-date District coat of arms The Skye and Lochalsh District Council Coat of arms, granted by Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1987 featured a wavy blue fess Sutherland (In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas Dùthaich 'Ic Aoidh (NW Asainte (Assynt and Cataibh (East The act also abolished county and burgh councils. A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. In 1996, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, the Highland Regional Council and the district councils were wound up and their functions were transferred to a new Highland Council. The Local Government etc (Scotland Act 1994 (1994 c 39 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current local government Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council The Highland Council adopted the districts as management areas and created area committees to represent them. Many large Local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in a particular part of the However, the boundaries of committee areas ceased to be aligned exactly with those of management areas as a result of changes to ward boundaries in 1999. In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district Also, ward boundaries have changed again this year, 2007, and the management areas and related committees have been abolished in favour of three new corporate management areas, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, Inverness, Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey and Ross, Skye and Lochaber. Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council The names of these areas are also names of constituencies, but boundaries are different. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly

To many people within the area using the name Highland as a noun sounds wrong. Dingwall in Highland, for example, sounds very strange and is not idiomatic usage. Dingwall ( Inbhir Pheofharain in Gaelic) is a town and former Royal burgh in the highlands of Scotland. An idiom is a Phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal Definition, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only To refer specifically to the area covered by the council, people tend to say the Highland Council area or the Highland area or the Highland region. Otherwise they tend to use the traditional county names, such as Ross-shire. Highlands sometimes refers to the Highland council area (as in Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service). The Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service (previously Highland and Islands Fire Brigade ( Scottish Gaelic: Seirbheisean Smàlaidh na Gàidhealtachd 's nan Eilean More usually, however, it refers to a somewhat larger or overlapping area. Northern (as in Northern Constabulary) is also used to refer to the area covered by the Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service (which includes the island council areas of Orkney, Shetland and Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles). Northern is an administrative division of Scotland used for Police and fire services The Northern Constabulary (Poileas a' Chinn a Tuath is the Police force responsible for Northern Scotland, covering the council areas of There were three islands council areas of Scotland: Orkney Shetland Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles Orkney (also known as the Orkney Islands or incorrectly the Orkneys) is an Archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km north Shetland (formerly spelled Zetland, from etland; Old Norse non Hjaltland; Sealtainn is an Archipelago off the northeast coast of The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island

The Highland Council headquarters is located in Inverness with most previous district council offices retained as outstations. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland.

1 Politics
2 Towns and villages in the Highland Council Area
3 Places of interest in the Highland Council Area
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Politics

Main article: Politics of the Highland council area

Councillors

The Highland Council represents 22 wards, of which each elects three or four councillors by the single transferable vote system of election, to produce a form of proportional representation in a council of 80 members. Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a Single transferable vote (STV is a preferential Voting system designed to minimize Wasted votes and provide Proportional representation An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes

Political representation

The most recent general election of the council was on 3 May 2007, and the first meeting of the new council, on 17 May, elected an independent member as convener of the council and a Scottish National Party member as vice-convener. A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish ^[2]

Independents and parties now hold seats as follows:^[3]

34 independent councillors

21 Liberal Democrat councillors

17 Scottish National Party councillors

7 Labour Party councillors

1 non-aligned independent councillor

One of the Liberal Democrat members joined that party after his election to the council, on 3 May, as an independent, and another member left that party to sit as an independent. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Another independent later joined the SNP and, later still, an SNP councillor was expelled from that party group^[4] and now sits as a non-aligned independent.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

For elections to the Scottish Parliament the Highland area is within the Highlands and Islands electoral area, which elects eight first past the post constituency Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and seven additional member MSPs. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Constituencies and council areas The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies as existing in at that time The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected Mixed member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is an ' additional member ' Three of the region's constituencies, each electing one MSP, are within the Highland area: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber and Ross, Skye and Inverness West. Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Inverness East Nairn and Lochaber is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) Ross Skye and Inverness West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood)

Members of Parliament

In the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom the Highland area is represented by Members of Parliament (MPs) elected from three constituencies: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross; Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey; and Ross, Skye and Lochaber. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster) Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster Ross Skye and Lochaber is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster) Each constituency elects one MP by the first past the post system of election. The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member

Towns and villages in the Highland Council Area

Alness, Altnaharra, Applecross, Aviemore, Avoch
Back of Keppoch, Ballachulish, Bettyhill
Cromarty
Dalwhinnie, Dingwall, Dornoch, Durness
Fearn, Fort Augustus, Fortrose, Fort William
Gairloch
Glencoe, Golspie
Helmsdale
Invergordon
Inverness
John o' Groats
Kingussie, Kinlochbervie, Kinlochleven, Kyle of Lochalsh
Mallaig
Nairn, Newtonmore, North Ballachulish
Plockton
Portmahomack
Rosemarkie
South Ballachulish
Tain, Thurso, Tobermory, Tongue, Torridon
Ullapool
Wick

Places of interest in the Highland Council Area

References

^ ' Gàidhealtachd' in 'Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd' is used to translate 'Highland'
In other contexts it is used to translate 'Scottish Highlands' and 'Gaeldom'
^ Top Two Elected At The Highland Council, Highland Council news release, 17 May 2007
^ Political representation, Highland Council website, accessed 3 March 2008
^ SNP group expels youngest councillor, The Press and Journal, 3 April 2008, accessed 10 April 2008

External links

Coordinates: 57°30′N 5°00′W / 57.5, -5

Alness is a town in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. The name is pronounced (roughly Al'-niss by some Ross-shire residents and Oll-ness' by Altnaharra is a small hamlet in Sutherland in the Highland region of northern Scotland. For the Perth suburb see Applecross Western Australia. The Applecross peninsula ( A' Chomraich, 'The Sanctuary' in Gaelic Aviemore (An Aghaidh Mhòr is a town and tourist resort situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. Avoch (Abhach - mouth of the stream is a harbour-village located on the Black Isle, on the Moray Firth. Back of Keppoch ( Gaelic: A'Cheapaich) is a small coastal settlement in the north west Scottish Highlands, approximately 40 miles west of The village of Ballachulish ( from the Gaelic Baile Chaolais) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred around former Slate Bettyhill ( is a village on the north coast of Scotland. It lies on the A836 road 30 miles west of Thurso and 12 miles from Tongue. The Royal Burgh of Cromarty ( Cromba in Gaelic) is a Burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Dalwhinnie ( Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chuinnidh; NN634848 is a tiny village in the Scottish Highlands. Dingwall ( Inbhir Pheofharain in Gaelic) is a town and former Royal burgh in the highlands of Scotland. Dornoch ( Gaelic: Dòrnach, d̪̊ɔːɾnəx is a town and Seaside resort, and former Royal burgh in the Highlands of Scotland Durness ( Diuranais in Gaelic) is a remote township in the northwestern Highlands of Scotland, lying on the Kyle of Durness Invergarryrailwayjpg|300px|thumb|Section of dismantled railway south of Fort Augustus]] Fort Augustus ( Ordnance Survey) is a settlement in the Scottish Highlands for Fortrose in New Zealand see Fortrose New Zealand Fortrose ( is a Burgh in the Scottish Highlands, located on the Fort William ( Scottish Gaelic: An Gearasdan, "The Garrison" is the largest town in the highlands of Scotland, now that Inverness Gairloch ( Geàrrloch in Gaelic) is a small village on the shores of Loch Gairloch on the northwest coast of Scotland. This article refers to the village for the glen itself see Glen Coe. Golspie is a coastal village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. Helmsdale ( Gaelic Bun Illidh) is a Village on the east coast of Sutherland, in the Highland region of Scotland. Invergordon is a town and Port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. John o' Groats ( Taigh Iain Ghròt in Scottish Gaelic) ( is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland Kingussie ( Gaelic: Ceann a' Ghiuthasaich) (pronounced kin-yewsie is a small Town and is head of Badenoch and Strathspey Kinlochbervie ( Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Biorbhaidh) is a harbour village in the north west of Sutherland, in the Highland region of Kinlochleven ( Ceann Loch Lìobhann in Gaelic) is a village in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland and lies at the eastern end of Loch Kyle of Lochalsh (from the Scottish Gaelic Caol Loch Aillse, "strait of the foaming lake" is a village on the northwest coast of Scotland Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. Nairn ( Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town in the Highland council area of Scotland. Newtonmore ( Baile Ur an t-Slèibh in Gaelic) is a village in the Highlands of Scotland with a population of about 1000 The village of Ballachulish ( from the Gaelic Baile Chaolais) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred around former Slate Plockton ( Am Ploc/Ploc Loch Aillse in Gaelic) is a village in the Highlands of Scotland with a population of 378. Portmahomack ( Scottish Gaelic: Port Mo-Chalmáig) is a small fishing village in Easter Ross, Scotland. Rosemarkie (Ros Maircnidh (NGR) is a village on the south coast of the Black Isle peninsula in northern Scotland, a quarter of a mile east of the town of Fortrose The village of Ballachulish ( from the Gaelic Baile Chaolais) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred around former Slate Tain ( Gaelic Baile Dhubhthaich, Duthac's town is a former Royal burgh in the Committee area of Ross and Cromarty, in This article refers to the town in Scotland For the city in Canada see Thurso Quebec. Tobermory ( Scottish Gaelic: Tobar Mhoire) is the capital of and the only Burgh on the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Inner Tongue ( Scottish Gaelic: Tunga from Old Norse Tunga) is a coastal Village in northwest Highland, Scotland (in the Torridon (Scottish Gaelic Toirbheartan) is a small Village in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Ullapool ( Ullapul or Ulapul in Gaelic, the "U" pronounced like the "U" in "sea gull" is a small Town of around Wick ( Inbhir Uige in Gaelic) is an Estuary Town and a former Burgh in the north of the Highland council area The Cairngorms National Park ( Scottish Gaelic Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a National park in north east Scotland, established in Castle Tioram (pronounced " Chee-rum " from Scottish Gaelic "Caisteal Tioram" meaning "dry castle" is a ruined castle Cawdor Castle is a Tower house set amid magnificent gardens in the parish of Cawdor, approximately 10 miles (16 km east of Inverness and 5 miles (8 km Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie The Battle of Culloden (Blàr Chùil Lodair (16 April 1746 was the final clash between the French-supported Jacobites and the Hanoverian See also Fort George disambiguation page Fort George, Ardersier, Highland, Scotland, is a large 18th century This article refers to the village for the glen itself see Glen Coe. Glenfinnan ( Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionnainn) is a village in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland Glen Orchy ( Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Urchaidh) is a long Glen in Argyll and Bute in Scotland. The Highland Folk Museum in Kingussie (indoor and Newtonmore (outdoor Scotland has many old fascinating buildings and materials representing the history of the The Highland Wildlife Park is a Safari park and Zoo near Kingussie, Highland, Scotland. Loch Linnhe (known in Gaelic as An Linne Dhubh upstream of Corran and as An Linne Sheileach downstream of Corran is a Sea loch Loch Lochy ( Scottish Gaelic, Loch Lochaidh) is a large freshwater Loch in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Loch Ness ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a large deep freshwater Loch in the Scottish Highlands ( extending for approximately 37 km (23 miles Rannoch Moor is a large expanse of around 50 square miles (130 km² of boggy Moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch, in Perth and Kinross Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Urquhart Castle ( Ordnance Survey) sits beside Loch Ness in Scotland along the A82 road, between Fort William and Inverness The West Highland Way is a linear long distance footpath in Scotland, with the official status of Long Distance Route. The Scottish Highlands ( Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and Mountainous The Gàidhealtachd /kɛːəɫtaxk/ ( Eng: Gaeldom) sometimes known as A' Ghàidhealtachd (Eng the Gàidhealtachd) usually refers to the The Scottish Highlands ( Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and Mountainous The Gàidhealtachd /kɛːəɫtaxk/ ( Eng: Gaeldom) sometimes known as A' Ghàidhealtachd (Eng the Gàidhealtachd) usually refers to the A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.

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