Tag: highlands
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Dornoch
The town of Dornoch in Scotland became famous in 2000 when celebrities Madonna and Guy Ritchie took their nuptials at the mysterious and beautiful Dornoch Cathedral. Just five years later Dornoch became the first Highland ‘Fair Trade Town’ and made the top 100 in Britain. The result is that you will be able to find the Fair Trade products virtually anywhere including shops, churches and schools.
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Ballachulish
Ballachulish is an unusual town made up of three parts - one of which lies two miles away in the direction of Glencoe. The name Ballachulish is Gaelic for "Village of the Narrows".
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Aviemore
Aviemore, pronounced ‘An Aghaidh Mhor’ in the local Scottish Gaelic dialect, is nestled in the Cairngorms Mountain Range that can be found within the picturesque Cairngorms National Park. Its population of 2 397 makes it the largest town within a national park. Aviemore became famous in the early 1970s as the first established ski resort in the whole United Kingdom. Today visitors continue ...
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Dunoon
Dunoon is found in the Argyll region in Scotland, providing visitors with a wonderful opportunity to visit and see the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
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Cairngorm Mountain Railway
One of the more popular attractions in Scotland is the Cairngorm Mountain Railway that is located near Aviemore and south of Glenmore Forest Park. The railway runs for two kilometers up the slopes of the Cairngorm Mountains and for this reason it is the United Kingdom's highest railway. Skiers often make use of this service that takes them to the Ptarmigan station. This ...
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Kilmorack Gallery
Located in Beauly, just 13 miles from Inverness, is one of the best art galleries in the Highlands, the Kilmorack Gallery. Traveling down Cannich Road you will come to an interesting church with a big lizard decorating it, this is the fine art gallery of Kilmorack. Housed in a church building dating back to the 18th century, Kilmorack Gallery is definitely worth a visit.
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Jennifer Welch Gallery
When you visit the Highlands of Scotland, be sure to stop over at Inverness, a small town with lots to offer. Take for instance the Jennifer Welch Gallery, which contains a variety of Victorian paintings from the 19th century, along with other more contemporary pieces of fine art. If you want to get an idea of the talent out there in Scotland then a few hours at the Jennifer Welch Gallery ...
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Aberlour Distillery
Aberlour was the brainchild of James Fleming, wholesaler, distiller and philanthropist. He built the most perfect, modern distillery of its time in 1879 at an ideal location. Aberlour Distillery is situated in Speyside in the Highlands, the home of malt Scotch whisky and numerous distilleries. It was built at the confluence of the two important rivers of the region, the rivers Lour and Spey. ...
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Nethy Bridge Community Centre
Nethy Bridge is a small village that can be found in the Highlands Region of Scotland and its village hall can be located on the Dell Road. Local residents use the Nethy Bridge Community Center or hall for all their events and occasions that they might have. The village hall has facilities to cater for any group or club event and can be rented by groups or individuals at a reasonable charge.
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Abriachan Hall
The Abriachan Hall is a village hall and is situated in Abriachan in the Inverness and Nairn region. The Abriachan Hall is quite an old building and was built in 1920, but since then it has had a complete make-over having been fully refurbished in 2000.
