Growing up in the Highlands of Scotland would be a very different proposition to growing up in a major city, especially in times gone by,...

Dingwall Museum is a small but beautifully developed museum that is dedicated to the study and history of the town and the people that have...

If you are interested in animals and birds or just countryside, you will enjoy a visit to this quiet corner of the Black Isle....

Urquhart Castle (2 miles south of Drumnadrochit, on the A82, 17 miles south of Inverness), overlooks Loch Ness; the visitor centre tells the story of...

The Highland Aviation Museum is one of the best aeroplane and flight centres in this area of Scotland. It has been set up by...

Inverness Museum and Gallery was completely refurbished in 2007 and offers an exiting and engaging collection related to the history of the community and the...

A castle was built here by Macbeth, which was destroyed by Malcolm Canmore in 1057. Today the site consists of a fortress built in 1835...

Loch Ness is undoubtedly Scotland’s most famous loch, largely because of its association with Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, which is said to live here....

This has to be seen to be believed! The myth of the monster lives on here close to the banks of the famed loch. The...

Britain’s first National Nature Reserve comprises the magnificent Torridon mountains which rise dramatically from the open land which separate them. Beinn Eighe is one of...

Loch Maree, the finest Scottish loch, extends for almost 20 kilometres from Kinlochewe in the south to Poolewe in the north. It’s a long, narrow...

Pictish Interpretive Centre including a collection of Pictish sculpture centred around the magnificent symbol-bearing Rosemarkie cross-slab. The centre features temporary exhibitions and has Pictish/Celtic themed...

On a cold sleet laden day on April 16, 1746, the Jacobite forces under Bonnie Prince Charlie, were defeated by the Government army at Culloden...

Cawdor Castle, the most romantic castle in the Highlands, has a magical name linked with Macbeth by Shakespeare. The medieval tower and drawbridge are intact...

Nairn Museum was opened to the public in 1858 to provide a place for heritage documents and artefacts to be protected and preserved for future...