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Scotland at a Glance
SHETLAND
Stretching from the rich farmlands of the Borders to a ISLANDS
chain of isles only a few degrees south of the Arctic Circle, Lerwick
the Scottish landscape has a diversity without parallel in
Britain. The vibrant cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh offer
numerous attractions. The northeast is an area rich
in wildlife, and as you travel north west, the land
becomes more mountainous and its archaeological StornowayStornoway ORKNEY
treasures more nu merous. In the far northwest, in ISLANDS
the Western Isles, Scotland’s earliest relics stand Kirkwall
upon some of the oldest rock on earth. The Cairngorms (see pp144–5) cover an area
UllapoolUllapool prized for its beauty and diversity of wildlife, though
DornochDornoch
there are also many historical relics to be found,
The Isle of Skye (see such as this early 18th-century arch at Carrbridge.
pp156–7), renowned FraserburghFraserburgh
for its dramatic
scenery, has one of HIGHLANDHIGHLAND ElginElgin
Scotland’s most InvernessInverness
striking coast lines. MORAYMORAY
On the east coast, a Kyle ofKyle of
LochalshLochalsh
stream plunges over THE HIGHLANDSTHE HIGHLANDS ABERDEEN-ABERDEEN-
Kilt Rock, a cliff of AND ISLANDSAND ISLANDS SHIRESHIRE
hexagonal basalt (See pp130–67)(See pp130–67) AberdeenAberdeen
columns named MallaigMallaig
after its likeness to
the Scottish
national dress. Fort WilliamFort William
ANGUSANGUS
PERTH ANDPERTH AND
KINROSSKINROSS DundeeDundee
ObanOban PerthPerth Royal Deeside (see pp148–9) in the Grampians
FIFEFIFE has been associated with British royalty since
ARGYLLARGYLL CENTRAL SCOTLANDCENTRAL SCOTLAND Queen Victoria bought Balmoral Castle in 1852.
AND BUTEAND BUTE (See pp116–29)(See pp116–29)
STIRLINGSTIRLING
DunbarDunbar
GLASGOWGLASGOW EDINBURGHEDINBURGH
(See pp100–115)(See pp100–115) (See pp56–85)(See pp56–85)
0 kilometres 50
MotherwellMotherwell 0 miles 50
The Trossachs (see pp122–3) are a beautiful range of AYRSHIREAYRSHIRE GalashielsGalashiels
hills straddling the border between the Highlands AyrAyr
and the Lowlands. At their heart, the forested SOUTHERN SCOTLANDSOUTHERN SCOTLAND
slopes of Ben Venue rise above the still waters CampbeltownCampbeltown (See pp86–99)(See pp86–99)
of Loch Achray. SCOTTISHSCOTTISH
BORDERSBORDERS
DUMFRIESDUMFRIES
The Burrell Collection ANDAND DumfriesDumfries
(see pp110–11), on the GALLOWAYGALLOWAY
southern outskirts of StranraerStranraer
Glasgow, is a museum of
some of the city’s greatest
art treasures. It is housed
in a spacious, glass building
opened in 1983.
Edinburgh (see pp56–85) is the capital of
Scotland. Between its medieval castle and
the Palace of Holy roodhouse stretches
Culzean Castle (see pp98–9) stands on a cliff’s edge on the Royal Mile. Here, the historic
the Firth of Clyde, amid an extensive country park. One sights range from the old Scottish
of the jewels of southern Scotland, Culzean is a Parliament buildings to the house of
magnificent showcase for the work of the Scottish-born John Knox. By contrast, Georgian terraces
architect, Robert Adam (1728–92). predominate in the New Town.
Low cloud in the Tummel Valley, near Pitlochry in the central Highlands

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