Sights & Landmarks in Highlands and Islands

Aviemore, Highlands and Islands

A visit to Cairngorm Mountain has much to see and do! Home to friendly reindeer as well as some amazing British birds, there is also Scotland's only Funicula...

Inverness, Highlands and Islands

Dating back to the 14th century, Cawdor Castle is a building stepped in a rich and fascinating history. Still home to the Cawdor family today, this building ...

Inverness, Highlands and Islands

Clava Cairn is one of Scotland's most sacred prehistoric sites, dominated by a line of three well-preserved burial cairns. The cairns are situated in a small...

Inverness, Highlands and Islands

Culloden is a bleak moor where, in 1746, Prince Charlie's hopes were crushed and the Jacobite Rising was put down. The Prince's forces were greatly outnumber...

Skye, Highlands and Islands

Dunvegan Castle is the north of Scotland's oldest inhabited castle and is also one of Skye's most famous landmarks.

Inverness, Highlands and Islands

Eden Court Theatre first opened its doors in 1976, where it became the only large scale performance venue in the region. The 80-foot wide, motorised sta...

Inverness, Highlands and Islands

Elgin Cathedral, one of Scotland’s most ambitious and beautiful medieval buildings, was the principal church of the bishops of Moray. The cathedral has...

Inverness, Highlands and Islands

Built in the late 18th century by King George II, Fort George was constructed to withstand an assault by marauding highlanders and is still used as a militar...

Kingussie, Highlands and Islands

The Highland Wildlife Park is a fantastic safari park and zoo, located within the picturesque Cairngorms National Park. The park is home to over 20...

Drumnadrochit, Highlands and Islands

The Loch Ness Monster Exhibition Centre presents many forms of evidence about the existence of the Loch Ness Monster.

Balloch, Highlands and Islands

Prepare for astonishing close views of everything from humble starfish to mighty sharks, all in displays which carefully recreate their natural habitats.

Inverness, Highlands and Islands

Spynie Palace was the home of the Bishops of Moray for nearly 500 years, from the 14th Century to 1686, where the bishops relaxed in this majestic build...

Portmahomack, Highlands and Islands

At the centre of Scotland’s only Pictish Monastic National Monument, the Museum at Tarbat unravels some of the mysteries of the Picts, explaining throu...

Inverness, Highlands and Islands

Urquhart Castle is magnificently situated on the banks of Loch Ness and despite its ruinous state it still remains an impressive stronghold. Urquhart, once o...