Lowland-Highland divide

A Highland Council sign on the boundary of the Highland council area implying, controversially, that the boundary is also that of the Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands (Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, although the exact boundaries are not clearly defined, particularly to the east. Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ 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. Scots ( The Scots leid) refers to Anglic varieties derived from early northern Middle English spoken in parts of Scotland and Northern A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Highland Boundary Fault is a Geologic fault that traverses Scotland from Arran and Helensburgh on the west coast to Stonehaven The Great Glen divides the Grampian Mountains to the southeast from the Northwest Highlands. There is also a village in Leicestershire called Great Glen. The Great Glen ( Scottish Gaelic: An Gleann Mòr This article is about a mountain range in Scotland for other uses see Grampians. Northwest Highlands are the northern third of Scotland that is separated from the Grampian Mountains by the Great Glen (Glen More The Highlands are popularly described as one of the most scenic regions of Europe.

The area is generally sparsely populated, with many mountain ranges dominating the region, and includes the highest mountain in the British Isles, Ben Nevis. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak The British Isles (Irish variously Na hOileáin Bhriotanacha, Oileáin Iarthair Eorpa, Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór; Ellanyn Goaldagh Eileanan Ben Nevis ( Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis, peˈɲivəʃ is the highest mountain in the British Isles. Before the 19th century however the Highlands was home to a much larger population, but due to a combination of factors including the outlawing of the traditional Highland way of life following the Second Jacobite Rising, the infamous Highland Clearances, and mass migration to urban areas during the Industrial Revolution, the area is now one of the most sparsely populated in Europe. The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings rebellions and wars in the kingdoms of England, Kingdom of Scotland (later the United Kingdom of Great Britain The Highland Clearances ( Scottish Gaelic: Fuadaich nan Gàidheal the expulsion of the Gael were Forced displacements of the population of the Scottish The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the The average population density in the Highlands and Islands is lower than that of Sweden, Norway, Papua New Guinea and Argentina. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.

The Highland Council is the administrative body for much of the Scottish Highlands, with its administrative centre at Inverness. Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. However the Highlands also includes parts of the council areas of Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Moray, Perth and Kinross, and Stirling. For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. Angus ( Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the 32 local government Council areas of 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 Perth and Kinross ( Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in 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 Although the Isle of Arran administratively belongs to North Ayrshire, its northern part is generally regarded as part of the Highlands. The Isle of Arran ( Scots Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, with an area of 430 km² (167 square North Ayrshire ( Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath, ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ ə t̪uə is one of 32 council areas of Scotland.

Culture

Culturally the area is very different from the Scottish Lowlands. The Scottish Lowlands ( a' Ghalldachd, meaning roughly 'the non-Gaelic region' in Gaelic, and called Lawlands or Lallans in Scots Most of the Highlands fall into the region known as the Gàidhealtachd, which was, within the last hundred years, the Gaelic-speaking area of Scotland. The Gàidhealtachd /kɛːəɫtaxk/ ( Eng: Gaeldom) sometimes known as A' Ghàidhealtachd (Eng the Gàidhealtachd) usually refers to the Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The terms are sometimes used interchangeably but have different meanings in their respective languages. Highland English is also widely spoken. Highland English is the variety of Scottish English spoken by many in the Scottish Highlands, more heavily influenced by Gaelic than most other Scottish

Some similarities exist between the culture of the Highlands and that of Ireland: examples include the Gaelic language, sport (shinty, hurling), and Celtic music. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Goidelic languages, (also sometimes called particularly in colloquial situations the Gaelic languages or collectively Gaelic) historically formed a Dialect Shinty (derived from the Scottish Gaelic sinteag although it is referred to as camanachd or iomain in modern Gaelic is a Team sport Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic Celtic music is a term utilised by artists record companies music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of Musical genres that evolved out of the Folk

Religion

The Scottish Reformation, which began in the Lowlands, achieved only partial success in the Gaelic-speaking Highlands. The Scottish Reformation was Scotland 's formal break with the Roman Catholic Church in 1560 and the events surrounding this Roman Catholicism remained strong in much of the Highlands, aided by Irish Franciscan missionaries who regularly came to the area to celebrate Mass, as they were culturally and ethnically entwined. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. The Highlands are often described as the last bastion of Roman Catholicism in Great Britain, with significant strongholds such as Moidart, Morar, South Uist and Barra. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Moidart is a district in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland to the west of Fort William; the area is very remote and Loch Shiel cuts off Morar India is a town which is now part of the city of Gwalior Morar is a small village in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland South Uist ( Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Deas) is an Island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. The Isle of Barra or Barraigh/Eilean Bharraigh (in Scottish Gaelic) is a predominantly Gaelic-speaking island and apart from the adjacent island of Vatersay The Scottish Highlanders' strong Catholicism led to much of their historical antipathy towards the Protestant English. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English This was in contrast to the Lowland Scots, most of whom converted to Protestantism and thus were more willing to unite with the English to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 On the other hand, some Outer Hebrides islands (like Lewis and Harris) have large populations belonging to the Free Church of Scotland or the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland. The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: "An Eaglais Shaor Chlèireach" was formed in 1893 and claims to be the spiritual descendant of the

Historical geography

In traditional Scottish geography, the Highlands refers to that part of Scotland north-west of the Highland Boundary Fault, which crosses mainland Scotland in a near-straight line from Dumbarton to Stonehaven. Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena The Highland Boundary Fault is a Geologic fault that traverses Scotland from Arran and Helensburgh on the west coast to Stonehaven Dumbarton ( Gaelic Dùn Breatainn d̪̊unˈb̊ɾʲɛhd̪̊ɪɲ is a Burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde Stonehaven ( Steenhive in the Doric dialect of Scots) and Cala na Creige in Gaelic is a town with around fourteen thousand inhabitants However the flat coastal lands that occupy parts of the counties of Nairnshire, Morayshire, Banffshire and Aberdeenshire are excluded from most definitions as they do not share the distinctive geographical and cultural features of the rest of the Highlands. County The county also known as Nairnshire or Siorrachd Inbhir Narann in Gaelic, was described in 1846 as "about twenty-two miles in Moray ( Moireibh in Gaelic) is one of the Registration counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west Inverness-shire The County of Banff is a Registration county for property and Banffshire (ˈbæmfʃə ( Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a Lieutenancy area Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen ( Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) is a Registration county of Scotland. The north-east of Caithness, Orkney and Shetland are also often excluded from the Highlands, although the Hebrides are usually included. Geography Caithness extends about 40 Miles (64 Kilometres) north-south and about 30 miles (50 km east-west 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 See also Hebrides (disambiguation The Hebrides (ˈhɛbrɨˌdiːz "HEB-ri-deez" Gaelic: Innse Gall) comprise a widespread and diverse This definition of the Highland area differed from the Lowlands by language and tradition, having preserved Gaelic speech and customs centuries after the anglicization of the latter; the result of which led to a growing perception of a divide with the cultural distinction between Highlander and Lowlander first noted towards the end of the 14th century. The Scottish Lowlands ( a' Ghalldachd, meaning roughly 'the non-Gaelic region' in Gaelic, and called Lawlands or Lallans in Scots Anglicisation or anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is a process of conversion of verbal or written elements of any other language into a more comprehensible English In Aberdeenshire, the boundary between the Highlands and the Lowlands is not well defined. Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. There is a stone beside the A93 road near the village of Dinnet on Royal Deeside which states 'You are now in the Highlands', although there are areas of Highland character to the east of this point. The A93 is a major Road in Scotland and the highest public road in the United Kingdom. Dinnet is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside towns Aboyne and Ballater and situated on the The River Dee ( Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Dè) is a River in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

A much wider definition of the Scottish Highlands is that used by the Scotch Whisky industry. Scotch whisky is Whisky made in Scotland. In Britain the term whisky is usually taken to mean Scotch unless otherwise specified Highland Single Malts are produced at distilleries north of an imaginary line between Dundee and Greenock ^[1], thus including all of Aberdeenshire and Angus. Highland Single Malts are single malt Scotch whiskies produced in the Highland region of Scotland. Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council Greenock ( Gaelic Grianaig g̊ɾʲiənɛg̊ʲ is a large town and former Burgh of barony in the Inverclyde Council area of western Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. Angus ( Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the 32 local government Council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area.

Inverness is traditionally regarded as the Capital of the Highlands, although less so in the Highland parts of Aberdeenshire, Angus, Perthshire and Stirlingshire which look more to cities such as Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee and Stirling as their commercial centres. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. Angus ( Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the 32 local government Council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. Perthshire ( Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) officially the County of Perth, is a Registration county in central Scotland. Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling ( Siorrachd Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a Registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council Perth (Peairt is a town and former Royal burgh in central Scotland. Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council Stirling ( Gaelic: Sruighlea, Scots: Stirlin) is a city and former ancient Burgh in Scotland, and is at Under some of the wider definitions in use, Aberdeen could be considered the largest city in the Highlands, although it does not share the same recent gaelic cultural history typical of the Highlands proper. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council

Highlands, July 2007.

Highland council area

The Highland Council area, created as one of the local government regions of Scotland, has been a unitary council area since 1996. Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. 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. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The council area excludes a large chunk of the southern and eastern Highlands, and the Western Isles, but includes Caithness. The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island Geography Caithness extends about 40 Miles (64 Kilometres) north-south and about 30 miles (50 km east-west Highlands is sometimes used, however, as a name for the 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 Northern, as in Northern Constabulary, is also used to refer to the area covered by the fire and rescue service. 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 This area consists of the Highland council area and the island council areas of Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles. 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

Highland council signs in the Pass of Drumochter, between Glen Garry and Dalwhinnie, saying "Welcome to the Highlands", are still regarded as controversial. The Pass of Drumochter ( Scottish Gaelic: Bealach Druim Uachdair) is the main Mountain pass between the northern and southern central Scottish Dalwhinnie ( Scottish Gaelic: Dail Chuinnidh; NN634848 is a tiny village in the Scottish Highlands.

Highlands and Islands

Much of the Scottish Highlands area overlaps the Highlands and Islands area. The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are broadly the Scottish Highlands plus Orkney, Shetland and the Hebrides. An electoral region called Highlands and Islands is used in elections to the Scottish Parliament: this area includes Orkney and Shetland, as well as the Highland Council local government area, the Western Isles and most of the Argyll and Bute and Moray local government areas. The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First 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 ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral 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 Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island 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 Highlands and Islands has, however, different meanings in different contexts. It means Highland (the local government area), Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles 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 Northern, as in Northern Constabulary, refers to the same area as that covered by the fire and rescue service. 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

Historical crossings

Since prehistoric times there have been a number of crossings from the Scottish Lowlands to the Highlands. Stone Age Paleolithic See also Paleolithic, Recent African Origin, Early Homo sapiens, Early human migrations "Paleolithic" A number of these routes are traversals of the Mounth, a spur of mountainous land that extends from the higher inland range to the North Sea slightly north of Stonehaven. The Mounth is the range of hills on the southern edge of Strathdee in northeast Scotland. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. Stonehaven ( Steenhive in the Doric dialect of Scots) and Cala na Creige in Gaelic is a town with around fourteen thousand inhabitants Some of the most well known and historically important trackways are the Causey Mounth, Elsick Mounth,^[2] Cryne Corse Mounth and Cairnamounth. A trackway is an ancient route of travel for people and/or animals The Causey Mounth is an ancient Drovers' road over the coastal fringe of the Grampian Mountains in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The Elsick Mounth is an ancient Trackway crossing the Grampian Mountains in the vicinity of Netherley Scotland. Cairnamounth is a crossing route of the Mounth in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. ^[3]

The Quirang, Trotternish peninsula, on the Island of Skye

Geology

The Scottish Highlands lie to the north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, which runs from Arran to Stonehaven. The Quiraing is a spectacular landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach the northernmost summit of the Trotternish Ridge on the Isle of Skye. Skye or the Isle of Skye ( Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach əɲ tʰʲelan s̪kʲiə The Highland Boundary Fault is a Geologic fault that traverses Scotland from Arran and Helensburgh on the west coast to Stonehaven The Isle of Arran ( Scots Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, with an area of 430 km² (167 square Stonehaven ( Steenhive in the Doric dialect of Scots) and Cala na Creige in Gaelic is a town with around fourteen thousand inhabitants This part of Scotland is largely composed of ancient rocks from the Cambrian and Precambrian periods which were uplifted during the later Caledonian Orogeny. The Cambrian is a geologic period and system that began about Ma (million years ago at the end of the Proterozoic eon and ended about Ma with The Precambrian ( Pre-Cambrian) is an informal name for the supereon comprising the eons of the Geologic timescale that came before the current Tectonic uplift is a geological process most often caused by Plate tectonics which increases elevation The Caledonian orogeny is a mountain building event recorded in the Mountains and Hills of northern Scotland, Ireland, England, Smaller formations of Lewisian gneiss in the north west are up to 3,000 million years old and amongst the oldest found anywhere on Earth. Gneiss (ˈnaɪs is a common and widely distributed type of rock formed by high-grade regional metamorphic processes from preexisting formations that were originally These foundations are interspersed with many igneous intrusions of a more recent age, the remnants of which have formed mountain massifs such as the Cairngorms and Skye Cuillin. Igneous rocks (etymology from Latin ignis, fire are rocks formed by solidification of cooled Magma (molten rock The Cairngorms are a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain of the same name - Cairn Gorm. Skye or the Isle of Skye ( Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach əɲ tʰʲelan s̪kʲiə This article is about the Cuillin of Skye See Rùm for the Cuillin of Rùm A significant exception to the above are the fossil-bearing beds of Old Red Sandstones found principally along the Moray Firth coast. The Old Red Sandstone is a Rock formation of considerable importance to early Paleontology. The Moray Firth ( Scottish Gaelic: An Cuan Moireach or Linne Mhoireibh) is a roughly triangular Inlet (or Firth) of the North The Great Glen is a rift valley which divides the Grampian Mountains to the southeast from the Northwest Highlands. There is also a village in Leicestershire called Great Glen. The Great Glen ( Scottish Gaelic: An Gleann Mòr A rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland between highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic Rift or fault. This article is about a mountain range in Scotland for other uses see Grampians. Northwest Highlands are the northern third of Scotland that is separated from the Grampian Mountains by the Great Glen (Glen More ^[4][5]

The entire region was covered by ice sheets during the Pleistocene ice ages, save perhaps for a few nunataks. The Pleistocene ('plaɪstəsin is the epoch from 18 million to 10000 years BP covering the world's recent period An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets A nunatak (from Inuit nunataq) is an exposed often rocky element of a ridge mountain or peak not covered with ice or snow within (or at the edge of an ice The complex geomorphology includes incised valleys and lochs carved by the action of mountain streams and ice, and a topography of irregularly distributed mountains whose summits have similar heights above sea-level, but whose bases depend upon the amount of denudation to which the plateau has been subjected in various places. Geomorphology (from Greek: γη ge, "earth" μορφή morfé, "form" and λόγος Logos, "knowledge" A loch (usually Lough as a name element outside Scotland) is a body of Water which is either a Lake or Topography ( topo-, "place" and graphia, "writing" is the study of Earth 's Surface features or those of Planets Denudation is the process by which the removal of material through means of Erosion and Weathering, leads to a reduction of elevation and relief in landforms and

Towns and villages

• Aberfeldy, Aboyne, Alness, Altnaharra, Applecross, Arisaig, Arrochar, Aultbea, Aviemore
• Back of Keppoch, Ballachulish, Ballater, Banavie, Banchory, Beauly, Bettyhill, Blair Atholl, Boat of Garten, Braemar, Bridge of Orchy
• Cannich, Carrbridge, Coldbackie, Cammachmore, Contin, Cookney, Corpach, Crianlarich, Cromarty, Culbokie, Culloden
• Dalmally, Dalwhinnie, Dingwall, Dornie, Dornoch, Durness
• Evanton
• Fort Augustus, Fort William, Fortrose
• Gairloch, Glencoe, Glenelg, Grantown-on-Spey Glenfinnan
• Inveraray, Invermoriston, Inverness (a city since 2001)
• Killin, Kilmartin, Kingussie, Kinlocheil, Kinlochleven, Kinlochewe, Kinloch Rannoch, Kyle of Lochalsh
• Laggan, Lochailort, Lochcarron, Lochinver, Lochgoilhead, Lochearnhead,Lochgilphead
• Mallaig, Maryculter, Morar, Muchalls
• Nairn, Netherley, Newtonmore, North Connel, North Ballachulish, Nethy Bridge
• Oban
• Peterculter, Plockton, Poolewe, Portmahomack
• Reay, Rosemarkie
• Shieldaig, South Ballachulish, Strathpeffer, Strathy, Strontian, Stornoway
• Tain, Tarbet, Taynuilt, Thurso, Tobermory, Tomintoul, Tongue, Torridon, Tullich, Tyndrum
• Ullapool
• Wick

Other places of interest

• Nevis Range ski centre
• Arrochar Alps
• Balmoral Castle
• Battlefield of Culloden
• Ben Cruachan hydro-electric power station
• Ben Lomond
• Ben Macdui (Scotland's second biggest mountain)
• Ben Nevis (The biggest mountain in Great Britain (and therefore Scotland))
• Cairngorm National Park
• Cairngorm Ski centre near Aviemore
• Cairngorm mountains
• Caladonian Canal
• Carrick Castle
• Castle Stalker
• Castle Tioram
• Chanonry Point
• Conic Hill
• Crathes Castle
• Duart Castle
• Eilean Donan
• Glen Coe
• Glen Etive
• Glen Kinglas
• Glen Lyon
• Glen Orchy
• Glen Shee ski centre
• Glen Spean
• Glenfinnan Viaduct
• Glenfinnan
• Glenfinnan train station
• Grampian Mountains
• Hebrides
• Highland Wildlife Park
• Inveraray Castle
• Inveraray Jail
• Inverewe Garden
• Iona Abbey
• Isle of Staffa
• Kilchurn Castle
• Loch Alsh
• Loch Ard
• Loch Earn
• Loch Etive
• Loch Fyne Whisky distillery
• Loch Fyne
• Loch Goil
• Loch Katrine
• Loch Linnhe
• Loch Lochy
• Loch Lomond
• Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
• Loch Lubnaig
• Loch Morar
• Loch Morlich
• Loch Ness
• Loch Nevis
• Loch Rannoch
• Loch Tay
• Lochranza
• Luss
• Glencoe Ski Centre
• Muchalls Castle
• Oban Sealife centre at Loch Crean
• Rannoch Moor
• Red Cullins
• Rest and be thankful
• Carron River
• River Spey
• River Tay
• Standing Stones
• Strathspey Railway
• The Lecht ski centre
• Tor Castle
• West Highland Way
• Western Isles
• Whales off the Isle of Mull

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Loch Gairloch	The Kyle of Durness. Aboyne ( Scottish Gaelic: Abèidh) is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee 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 Arisaig is a small village in Lochaber, Invernessshire, on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands. Arrochar can refer to The village of Arrochar Scotland in Argyll and Bute The Arrochar Alps are a group of small mountains near Aultbea ( Gaelic: An t-Allt Beithe) is a small fishing village in the North-West Highlands of Scotland. Aviemore (An Aghaidh Mhòr is a town and tourist resort situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. 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 Ballater is a Burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Banavie ( Scottish Gaelic: Bainbhidh or Banbhaidh) is a small settlement near Fort William in the Highland Region of Scotland Banchory ( Scottish Gaelic: Beannchar, 'blessed place' is a Burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles Beauly (pronounced Bewley; a corruption of Beaulieu) is a town of the Scottish county of Highland, on the River Beauly 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. Blair Atholl (from the Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Athall) is a small town in Perthshire, Scotland, built about the confluence of the Rivers Boat of Garten is a small village and Post town in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. Bridge of Orchy ( Drochaid Urchaidh in Gaelic) is a Landmark hamlet in Argyll, Scotland. Cannich ( Gaelic: Canaich) is a village at the southern end of Strathglass in the Highlands of Scotland, about 35 km west of the city of Carrbridge ( Scottish Gaelic: "Drochaid Charra" is a village in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. Coldbackie ( Callbacaidh in Gaelic) is a crofting township in Sutherland, Scotland. Cammachmore ( Gaelic An Camach Mòr) is a Hamlet in the Coastal region near the North Sea in Aberdeenshire. Contin ( Gaelic: Cunndainn) is a Ross-shire village between Strathpeffer and Garve. Cookney is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in proximity to Netherley in the Mounth of the Grampian Highlands. Crianlarich ( A' Chrìon Làraich in Gaelic) is a village in Stirling district Scotland, about six miles north-east of the head of Loch The Royal Burgh of Cromarty ( Cromba in Gaelic) is a Burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Culbokie ( Cùil Bhaicidh in Gaelic) is a small village in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland, located on the north side of the Culloden (from Scottish Gaelic Cùl lodain, "back of the small pond" modern Gaelic Cùil Lodair) is the name of a village three miles east of Dalmally ( Scottish Gaelic: Dhail Mailaidh) is a village in Argyll and Bute, 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. Dornie ( An Dòrnaidh in Gaelic) is a small Village in the western Highlands of Scotland, with a population of 360 (2006 census 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 Evanton (Baile Eòghainn is a large village in Easter Ross, in the Highland region of Scotland Invergarryrailwayjpg|300px|thumb|Section of dismantled railway south of Fort Augustus]] Fort Augustus ( Ordnance Survey) is a settlement in the Scottish Highlands Fort William ( Scottish Gaelic: An Gearasdan, "The Garrison" is the largest town in the highlands of Scotland, now that Inverness for Fortrose in New Zealand see Fortrose New Zealand Fortrose ( is a Burgh in the Scottish Highlands, located on the 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. Glenelg ( Gleann Eilg in Gaelic) is a quiet Village in Skye and Lochalsh, Highland, in western Scotland. Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. Glenfinnan ( Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionnainn) is a village in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland Inveraray ( Inbhir Aora in Gaelic) is a town and former Royal Burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located on the western shore Invermoriston ( Inbhir Mhoireastain in Gaelic) ( Ordnance Survey) is a small village 7 Miles north of Fort Augustus, Highland Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Killin ( Cill Fhinn 'the White Fair Church' in Gaelic) is a village with about 640 inhabitants situated at the western head of Loch Tay in Stirling Kilmartin ( Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mhàrtainn) is a small Village in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. Kingussie ( Gaelic: Ceann a' Ghiuthasaich) (pronounced kin-yewsie is a small Town and is head of Badenoch and Strathspey Kinlochleven ( Ceann Loch Lìobhann in Gaelic) is a village in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland and lies at the eastern end of Loch Kinlochewe ( Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Iù) is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Kinloch Rannoch ( Gaelic: Ceann Loch Raineach) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, which lies at the eastern end of Loch Rannoch Kyle of Lochalsh (from the Scottish Gaelic Caol Loch Aillse, "strait of the foaming lake" is a village on the northwest coast of Scotland Laggan ( Lagan, Gaelic for 'little hollow' is the name of numerous places in Scotland including Laggan Badenoch Laggan Great Lochailort is a village in Scotland that lies at the head of Loch Ailort, a Sea loch, on the junction of the Road to the Isles ( A830 Lochcarron is a village in Wester Ross, Highland, Scotland. Population as of 2001 920 Local Information The name Lochcarron Lochinver ( Loch an Inbhir in Gaelic) is a village on the coast in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland Lochgoilhead 'Ceann Loch Goibhle' is a small village of some 300-400 people and is in the Scottish Highlands in Argyll, Scotland. Lochearnhead ( Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Eireann) is a small town on the A84 Stirling to Crianlarich road at the foot of Glen Ogle Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. Maryculter or Kirkton of Maryculter is a village in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Morar India is a town which is now part of the city of Gwalior Morar is a small village in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland Muchalls is a small coastal ex- Fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, south of Newtonhill and north of Stonehaven. Nairn ( Gaelic: Inbhir Narann) is a town in the Highland council area of Scotland. Netherley, Scotland is a Village in Aberdeenshire, situated approximately five miles northwest of Stonehaven. Newtonmore ( Baile Ur an t-Slèibh in Gaelic) is a village in the Highlands of Scotland with a population of about 1000 Nethy Bridge is a small village in Strathspey in the Highland Council Area of Scotland Oban ( An t-Òban in Scottish Gaelic meaning The Little Bay) is a Resort Town within the Argyll and Bute council area Peterculter ( pronounced /ˌpiːtɝˈkuːtɝ/ - the 'ul' is pronounced 'oo' is a Village on the western edge of Aberdeen, Scotland approximately Plockton ( Am Ploc/Ploc Loch Aillse in Gaelic) is a village in the Highlands of Scotland with a population of 378. Poolewe ( Scottish Gaelic Poll Iù) is about 75 miles (120 km north-west from Inverness, Scotland. Portmahomack ( Scottish Gaelic: Port Mo-Chalmáig) is a small fishing village in Easter Ross, Scotland. Reay ( Scottish Gaelic: Ratha) is a Village which has grown around Sandside Bay on the north coast of the Highland council area 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 Shieldaig (Gaelic Sìldeag is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The village of Ballachulish ( from the Gaelic Baile Chaolais) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred around former Slate Strathpeffer ( Srath Pheofhair in Gaelic) is a village and former Spa town in Ross and Cromarty, Highland Strathy is a scattered community in the Highland area of Scotland. Strontian is the main Village in Sunart, an area in western Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, on the A861 road. Stornoway ( Steòrnabhagh in Scottish Gaelic) is a Burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland Tain ( Gaelic Baile Dhubhthaich, Duthac's town is a former Royal burgh in the Committee area of Ross and Cromarty, in Tarbet is a small village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Traditionally on the northern fringes of the historic County of Dunbarton, it is on the banks Taynuilt ( Gaelic Taigh-an-Uillt meaning the 'house by the stream' is a large village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland located at the western entrance 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 Tomintoul ( Scottish Gaelic: Tom an t-Sabhail, meaning Hillock of the Barn) is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland 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. Tullich (Grid ref NO 390 975 (Landranger 2000 is a Village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Tyndrum ( Taigh an Droma in Gaelic is a small village in 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 Arrochar Alps are a group of mountains located around the head of Loch Long, Loch Fyne,and Loch Goil, near the villages of Arrochar and Balmoral Castle is a large Estate house situated in the area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland known as Royal Deeside. The Battle of Culloden (Blàr Chùil Lodair (16 April 1746 was the final clash between the French-supported Jacobites and the Hanoverian Ben Lomond ( Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laomainn, 'Beacon Peak' 974  m (3196  feet) is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands Ben Macdui, also spelled Ben Macdhui and Ben MacDui ( Gaelic: Beinn Mac Duibh) is the highest Mountain in the Cairngorms Ben Nevis ( Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis, peˈɲivəʃ is the highest mountain in the British Isles. The Cairngorms National Park ( Scottish Gaelic Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a National park in north east Scotland, established in Aviemore (An Aghaidh Mhòr is a town and tourist resort situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. Castle Carrick is a 13th-century castle on the west shore of Loch Goil, Argyll, Scotland. Castle Stalker ( Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal an Stalcaire) is a four story Tower house or Keep picturesquely set on a tidal islet on Castle Tioram (pronounced " Chee-rum " from Scottish Gaelic "Caisteal Tioram" meaning "dry castle" is a ruined castle Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie Crathes Castle is a 16th century Castle near Banchory in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland. Duart Castle ( Caisteal Dhubhairt, in Gaelic is a castle on the west coast of Scotland, located on the Isle of Mull, within the council Eilean Donan ( Scottish Gaelic for Island of Donan) is a small island in Loch Duich in the western Highlands of Scotland. Glencoe ( Gleann Comhann in Gaelic) is a Glen in the Highlands of Scotland. Glen Etive ( Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Eite) is a Glen in the Highlands of Scotland. Glen Orchy ( Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Urchaidh) is a long Glen in Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway Viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Glenfinnan ( Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionnainn) is a village in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland This article is about a mountain range in Scotland for other uses see Grampians. See also Hebrides (disambiguation The Hebrides (ˈhɛbrɨˌdiːz "HEB-ri-deez" Gaelic: Innse Gall) comprise a widespread and diverse The Highland Wildlife Park is a Safari park and Zoo near Kingussie, Highland, Scotland. Inveraray Castle ( Gaelic Caisteal Inbhir Aora kaʃd̊ʲəɫ̪ iɲɪɾʲˈɯːɾə is a Castle in western Scotland. The Inveraray Jail in Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Scotland is known as a living 19th century Prison. Inverewe Garden is a Botanical garden in Scottish Highlands. It is located just to the north of Poolewe in Wester Ross. One of the oldest and most important religious centres in Western Europe, Iona Abbey was a focal point for the spread of Christianity throughout Scotland Kilchurn Castle is a ruined 15th century structure on the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Loch Ard ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch na h-Àirde) is a body of fresh water in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park of the Stirling District Loch Earn ( Scottish Gaelic, Loch Eire/Loch Éireann) is a freshwater Loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the districts of Loch Etive ( Scottish Gaelic, Loch Eite) is a 30  km sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Loch Fyne ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Fìne, ɫ̪ɔx fiːnə is a Sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Loch Goil ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Goill) is a small Sea loch in Scotland. Loch Katrine ( Scottish Gaelic Loch Ceiterein lˠ̪ɔx kʲeʰd̊ʲəɾʲɛɲ is a freshwater Loch in the district of Stirling, 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 Lomond (ˈloʊmənd ( Scottish Gaelic Loch Laomainn) is a freshwater Scottish Loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park ( Scottish Gaelic Pàirc Nàiseanta Loch Laomainn is nan Tròisichean) is a National park in Scotland Loch Lubnaig is a small Loch near Callander in the Stirling Council area, Scotland. Loch Morar ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Mhòrair) is a freshwater Loch in Morar, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Loch Morlich ( Scottish Gaelic, Loch Mhùrlaig) is a freshwater Loch in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of 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 Loch Nevis is a sea loch in Lochaber on the west coast of Scotland. Loch Rannoch ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Raineach) is a large body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Loch Tay ( Scottish Gaelic, Loch Tatha) is a freshwater Loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the district of Perthshire Lochranza ( Gaelic: Loch Raonasa) is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. Luss ( Lus in Gaelic) is a Village in Argyll & Bute, Scotland, on the west bank of Loch Lomond. Meall a' Bhuiridh ( Gaelic: Meall a' Bhùiridh) is a mountain on the edge of Rannoch Moor in the Highlands of Scotland. Muchalls Castle stands overlooking the North Sea in the countryside of Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 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 Glen Carron redirects here For the New Zealand football team see Glen Carron (soccer. The River Spey ( Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a River in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest flowing river in The Tay ( Gaelic: Tatha) is a river starting in the Highlands and flowing down into the centre of Scotland through Perth and Standing stones, orthostats, liths or more commonly Megaliths ' because of their large and cumbersome size are solitary stones set vertically in the The Strathspey Railway (SR in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland, operates a 10 mile (16 km preserved railway from Aviemore The West Highland Way is a linear long distance footpath in Scotland, with the official status of Long Distance Route. The Outer Hebrides, ( officially known for local government purposes by the Gaelic name Na h-Eileanan Siar) comprise an island Whales are marine mammals which are neither Dolphins (ie members of the families Delphinidae or Platanistoidae) nor Porpoises Orcas Loch Gairloch is a sea loch on the northwest coast of Scotland.	Eilean Donan Castle, at Dornie near Kyle of Lochalsh. Eilean Donan ( Scottish Gaelic for Island of Donan) is a small island in Loch Duich in the western Highlands of Scotland. Kyle of Lochalsh (from the Scottish Gaelic Caol Loch Aillse, "strait of the foaming lake" is a village on the northwest coast of Scotland	Lochan Stones on Rannoch Moor. 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
Loch Long	A Single Track Road, near Aultivullin. Loch Long ( Loch Long in Gaelic is a body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.	Blaven.	Inverness
The islands of Loch Maree. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Loch Maree (loch Ma-ruibhe in Gaelic is a Loch in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.	The interior of Smoo Cave, Sutherland. Smoo Cave is a large combined Sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland.	Cape Wrath Lighthouse in the far NW of the Highlands. For the television series see Cape Wrath (TV series. For the Morrissey-Mullen album see Cape Wrath (album Cape Wrath	The Glenfinnan Viaduct from below. Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway Viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.
The Saddle. The Saddle ( Gaelic: An Dìollaid, ən̪ˠ ˈtʲiəlˠ̪ətʲ is one of the great Scottish Mountains seen from the site of the Battle	Loch Scavaig, Isle of Skye. Skye or the Isle of Skye ( Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach əɲ tʰʲelan s̪kʲiə

See also

• List of fauna of the Scottish Highlands
• Fauna of Scotland
• Highland Land League
• Highland 2007

References

External links

• Am Baile - Highland History & Culture in English and Gaelic
• Community portal site - EU and local authority supported
• Walking guide - National Lottery supported
• Highland Bridges - Historical Bridges in the Highlands