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Exploring the Highlands and Islands
Unst Unst
Unst Unst
YellY
YellYell ell
CAPE WRATH AND
Duncansby
CAPE WRATH AND
Duncansby
Duncansby
CAPE WRATH AND
To the north and west of Stirling, the Cape Cape CAPE WRATH AND Duncansby Fetlar Fetlar
Cape Cape
Fetlar Fetlar
Head Head
Head Head
THE NORTH COAST
THE NORTH COAST
THE NORTH COAST
Wrath
Wrath
Wrath
historic gateway to the Highlands, lie the Wrath THE NORTH COAST ThursoThursoThursoThurso SHETLAND ISLANDSSHETLAND ISLANDSSHETLAND ISLANDSSHETLAND ISLANDS
Strathy
Durness
Durness StrathyStrathy
magnificent mountains and glens, fretted Butt of LewisButt of LewisButt of LewisButt of Lewis Port of NessPort of NessPort of NessPort of Ness DurnessDurness Strathy DounreayDounreayDounreayDounreay MainlandMainlandMainlandMainland Whalsay
Whalsay
Whalsay
Whalsay
coastlines and lonely isles that are the KinlochbervieKinlochbervieKinlochbervieKinlochbervie Ben HopeBen HopeBen HopeBen Hope WickWickWickWick LerwickLerwickLerwickLerwick
Foula Foula
epitome of Scottish scenery. Inverness, BarvasBarvasBarvasBarvas North TolstaNorth TolstaNorth TolstaNorth Tolsta HANDAHANDAHANDAHANDA 927m927m927m927m Forsinard Achavanich Foula Foula
Achavanich
AchavanichAchavanich
Forsinard
ForsinardForsinard
ISLANDISLANDISLANDISLAND
Mousa Broch
Mousa Broch
Mousa Broch
the Highland capital, makes Mousa Broch
T h e M i n c h
T h e M i n c h
a good starting point for exploring Standing Stones PortnaguranPortnaguranPortnaguranPortnaguran Eas Coul Aulin Ben KlibreckBen KlibreckBen KlibreckBen Klibreck MorvenMorvenMorvenMorven Latheron SumburghSumburghSumburghSumburgh
T h e M i n c h
Standing Stones
Standing Stones
Latheron
Standing Stones
LatheronLatheron
Eas Coul Aulin
Eas Coul Aulin
Eas Coul Aulin
961m961m961m961m
of Callanish
of Callanish
705m705m705m705m
of Callanish
of Callanish
Waterfall
Waterfall
Waterfall
Loch Ness and the Cairngorms, IsleIsleIsleIsle StornowayStornowayStornowayStornoway T h e M i n c h Lechinver Waterfall N O R T H S E
LechinverLechinver
Lechinver
KildonanKildonan
Kildonan
Loch Loch
while Fort William holds the key of Lewisof Lewisof Lewisof Lewis LedmoreLedmoreLedmoreLedmore Loch Loch Kildonan Helmsdale N O R T H S E A A
HelmsdaleHelmsdale
Helmsdale
Shin Shin
Shin Shin
N O R T H S E A
N O R T H S E A
to Ben Nevis. Inland from E E S S E E S S HushinishHushinishHushinishHushinish LemrewayLemrewayLemrewayLemreway Achiltibuie Lairg LairgLairgLairg Brora NOR THNOR THNOR THNOR TH Fair IsleFair IsleFair IsleFair Isle
Achiltibuie
AchiltibuieAchiltibuie
Brora
BroraBrora
Oykel
Oykel
Oykel
Aberdeen lie Royal Deeside L L L L Summer IslesSummer IslesSummer IslesSummer Isles Oykel Bonar SEASEASEASEA
BonarBonar
Bonar
and the Spey Valley whisky I I S S I I S S TarbertTarbertTarbertTarbert ULLAPOOLULLAPOOLULLAPOOLULLAPOOL Carron Bridge DORNOCHDORNOCHDORNOCHDORNOCH WestrayWestrayWestrayWestray
Carron
Bridge
Carron
Carron BridgeBridge
Sanday
Sanday
Sanday
INVEREWE
INVEREWE
INVEREWE
heartland. The romantic HarrisHarrisHarrisHarris INVEREWE An TeallachAn TeallachAn TeallachAn Teallach Tain TainTainTain RousayRousayRousayRousay Sanday
GARDEN
GARDEN
GARDEN
GARDEN
ORKNEY ISLANDSORKNEY ISLANDSORKNEY ISLANDSORKNEY ISLANDS
Poolewe
PoolewePoolewe
Hebridean Islands are a LeverburghLeverburghLeverburghLeverburgh Poolewe 1071m1071m1071m1071m Ben WyvisBen WyvisBen WyvisBen Wyvis Balintore Lossiemouth Maeshowe Kirkwall
BalintoreBalintore
Balintore
Maeshowe
Maeshowe
Maeshowe
LossiemouthLossiemouth
Lossiemouth
Kirkwall
Kirkwall
Kirkwall
ferry ride from Oban, NewtonferryNewtonferryNewtonferryNewtonferry Sgurr MorSgurr MorSgurr MorSgurr Mor 1045m1045m1045m1045m BLACKBLACK Stromness MainlandMainlandMainlandMainland
BLACK Cromarty
BLACK CromartyCromartyCromarty
1110m1110m1110m1110m
ISLEISLEISLEISLE
Stromness
Stromness
Stromness
Staf
StaffinfinStaffin
Forres
Mallaig or Ullapool. N N N N Lochmaddy UigUigUigUig Staffin Forres ELGINELGINELGINELGIN Hoy Hoy
Forres
Forres
LochmaddyLochmaddy
Lochmaddy
Hoy Hoy
R
R
R R NorthNorthNorthNorth WESTER ROSS FORT GEORGEFORT GEORGEFORT GEORGEFORT GEORGE Keith KeithKeithKeith
E E E E UistUistUistUist STRATHPEFFERSTRATHPEFFERSTRATHPEFFERSTRATHPEFFER CAWDOR CAWDOR CAWDOR CAWDOR John O' GroatsJohn O' GroatsJohn O' GroatsJohn O' Groats
Craigellachie
Craigellachie
Craigellachie
T
Torridonorridon
Torridon
GramsdaleGramsdale
Gramsdale
T T T T Gramsdale Torridon CASTLECASTLECASTLECASTLE Craigellachie
Dufftown
Dufftown
Dufftown
BenbeculaBenbeculaBenbeculaBenbecula INVERNESSINVERNESSINVERNESSINVERNESS Dufftown
Lochcarron
WESTER ROSS LochcarronLochcarron
S S S S Dunvegan ISLE OF SKYE Lochcarron
WESTER ROSS
DunveganDunvegan
WESTER ROSS
Dunvegan
PortreePortree
Portree
E E E E Portree Kyle ofKyle ofKyle ofKyle of CULLODENCULLODENCULLODENCULLODEN SPEYSIDE MALTSPEYSIDE MALTSPEYSIDE MALTSPEYSIDE MALT
GLENEAT
Ness Ness EAT
ISLE OF SKYE
Loch Loch
ISLE OF SKYE
ISLE OF SKYE
W W W W SouthSouthSouthSouth Carbost LochalshLochalshLochalshLochalsh Donan Castle Loch Loch Grantown- WHISKY TRAILWHISKY TRAILWHISKY TRAILWHISKY TRAIL Newburgh
Eilean
Eilean
Eilean
Eilean
Grantown-Grantown-
Newburgh
NewburghNewburgh
Grantown-
Carbost
CarbostCarbost
Ness Ness
GLEN
Donan Castle
THE GR
THE GR
THE GR
Donan Castle
Donan Castle
on-Speyon-Spey
on-Spey
on-Spey
Broadford
Broadford
UistUistUistUist SeaSeaSeaSea C uilli l BroadfordBroadford GLENEAT GLEN Aviemore
C ui
AviemoreAviemore
Aviemore
C uil ns lin
of theof theof theof the Cairn GormCairn GormCairn GormCairn Gorm Colnabaichin
C uillins lins s
ColnabaichinColnabaichin
Colnabaichin
GLEN
GLENGLEN
Elgol Elgol
LochboisdaleLochboisdaleLochboisdaleLochboisdale HebridesHebridesHebridesHebrides Elgol Elgol GLEN THE GREAT 1245m1245m1245m1245m ABERDEENABERDEENABERDEENABERDEEN
C A I R N G O R M S
SHIEL
SHIEL
SHIELSHIEL
C A I R N G O R M S
C A I R N G O R M S
KingussieKingussie
Kingussie
Banchory
BallaterBallater
BanchoryBanchory
Ballater
Ardvasar
EriskayEriskayEriskayEriskay Ardvasar Fort Fort Fort Fort Kingussie Ben MacduiBen MacduiBen MacduiBen Macdui Ballater Banchory
ArdvasarArdvasar
ROYAL
ROY
ROYAL
1309m1309m1309m1309m
Augustus
AugustusAugustus
BarraBarraBarraBarra MALLAIGMALLAIGMALLAIGMALLAIG Augustus C A I R N G O R M S ROYALAL
DEESIDE TOUR
Balmoral DEESIDE TOUR
Stonehaven
DEESIDE TOUR StonehavenStonehaven
CastlebayCastlebayCastlebayCastlebay Balmoral DEESIDE TOUR Stonehaven
Balmoral
Balmoral
ROAD TO THE
RUM, EIGG,RUM, EIGG,RUM, EIGG,RUM, EIGG, ROAD TO THEHE Key
ROAD TO T
ROAD TO THE
Grampian Mountains
Grampian Mountains
Grampian Mountains
DalwhinnieDalwhinnie
Dalwhinnie
0 kilometres 25 MUCK AND CANNAMUCK AND CANNAMUCK AND CANNAMUCK AND CANNA ISLES TOURUR Dalwhinnie DundeeDundeeDundeeDundee Major road
ISLES TOUR
ISLES TO
ISLES TOUR
Glenfinnan
GlenfinnanGlenfinnan
0 miles 25 MingulayMingulayMingulayMingulay Glenfinnan Grampian Mountains
FORT WILLIAMFORT WILLIAMFORT WILLIAMFORT WILLIAM BLAIRBLAIRBLAIRBLAIR KILLIECRANKIE Minor road
KILLIECRANKIE
KILLIECRANKIE KILLIECRANKIE
ARDNAMURCHANARDNAMURCHANARDNAMURCHANARDNAMURCHAN BEN NEVISBEN NEVISBEN NEVISBEN NEVIS CASTLECASTLECASTLECASTLE WALK Other road
WALKWALK
WALK
PENINSULAPENINSULAPENINSULAPENINSULA Rannoch
Rannoch
Rannoch
Rannoch
PITLOCHRY
GLENCOE
GLENCOE Station PITL PITLOCHRYOCHRYPITLOCHRY Scenic route
GLENCOEGLENCOE
Station
Station
Station
Tobermory
Tobermory
TobermoryTobermory
Aringaur
Aringaur
AringaurAringaur
COLL AND TIREE
COLL AND TIREE
COLL AND TIREE
COLL AND TIREE Craignure Tyndrum PerthPerthPerthPerth Minor railway
DUNKELD
LochalineLochaline
Lochaline
DUNKELD Tay Tay
Calgary
CalgaryCalgary
Scarinish Calgary Lochaline Ben LawersBen LawersBen LawersBen Lawers DUNKELDDUNKELD Tay Tay Main line railway
ScarinishScarinish
Scarinish
1214m1214m1214m1214m
Craignure
CraignureCraignure
Tyndrum
TyndrumTyndrum
OBAN
OBANOBAN
OBAN
StaffaStaffaStaffaStaffa
CrianlarichCrianlarich
Crianlarich Summit
Crianlarich
MULL
MULL
MULL
MULL
IonaIonaIonaIona LOCH AWE StirlingStirlingStirlingStirling
LOCH A
LOCH AWEWELOCH AWE
FionnphortFionnphort
Fionnphort
Fionnphort
INVERARAY CASTLE
INVERARAY CASTLEY CASTLEINVERARAY CASTLE
INVERARA
GlasgowGlasgowGlasgowGlasgow
AUCHINDRAIN MUSEUM
AUCHINDRAIN MUSEUMAUCHINDRAIN MUSEUM
AUCHINDRAIN MUSEUM Sights at a Glance
CRARAECRARAE
CRARAE
CRARAE
GARDENS
ColonsayColonsayColonsayColonsay GARDENS 1 Inveraray Castle p Pitlochry . Inverewe Garden
GARDENSGARDENS
JURA JURA Lochgilphead 2 Auchindrain Museum a Dunkeld / Ullapool
JURA
JURA
Lochgilphead
LochgilpheadLochgilphead
3 Crarae Gardens
s The Cairngorms pp144–5
! Handa Island
Loch FyneLoch FyneLoch FyneLoch Fyne
Paps ofPaps ofPaps ofPaps of 4 Jura d Aberdeen pp146–7 @ Cape Wrath and the
Tarbert
Tarbert
Tarbert
Port Askaig JuraJuraJuraJura Tarbert
Port AskaigPort Askaig
Port Askaig
Craighouse 5 Islay g Speyside Malt Whisky Trail North Coast
CraighouseCraighouse
Craighouse
Port Charlotte
Highland cattle grazing on the Isle of Skye Port CharlottePort Charlotte I ISL AY Lochranza 6 Kintyre h Elgin £ Orkney Islands
Lochranza
LochranzaLochranza
7 Loch Awe
j Fort George
$ Shetland Islands
ISL AY
Port Charlotte SL AY
ISL AY GighaGighaGighaGigha
KINTYRE
Tayinloan YRE
TayinloanTayinloan
Port EllenPort Ellen
Port Ellen
Port Ellen Tayinloan KINTYRE KINTYRE Carradale 8 Oban k Culloden % Western Isles
Carradale
Carradale
Carradale
l Cawdor Castle
9 Mull
Getting Around KINT Isle ofIsle ofIsle ofIsle of 0 Coll and Tiree z Inverness Walks and Tours
ArranArranArranArran
r Road to the Isles Tour
There are no motorways in the region, though travel by q Glencoe x The Great Glen pp152–3 i Killiecrankie Walk
w Fort William
c Black Isle
Campbeltown
CampbeltownCampbeltown
car is made easy by a system of A roads (major roads). Campbeltown e Ben Nevis v Strathpeffer f Royal Deeside Tour
Single-track roads predominate on the isles, which are Mull ofMull ofMull ofMull of
KintyreKintyreKintyreKintyre
served by a substantial ferry network and a free bridge t Ardnamurchan Peninsula b Dornoch
to Skye. The rail link ends to the west at Kyle of Lochalsh y Rum, Eigg, Muck and Canna n Glen Shiel
and to the north at Wick and Thurso. There are regular u Mallaig m Isle of Skye pp156–7
flights from London to Inverness, Aberdeen and Wick. o Blair Castle , Wester Ross
For additional map symbols see back flap
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