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Fishing

Fishing

The quality and variety of Scotland's fishing is quite breathtaking. The very nature of the land allows you to fish some of the best waters in the world, surrounded by the most magnificent scenery in the world.

Spring

Spring in the Scottish Highlands

From Easter the whole of Scotland opens up all the, zoos, parks, national parks, museums, science centres, workshops, open days, Live history in the shape of out door shows and pageantry, castles, gardens, art galleries, activity centres for the water sports, sailing, golf, horse riding,  whisky tasting -Follow the world-famous Malt Whisky Trail. Read More 

Summer

Summer in the Scottish Highlands

In the summer this area is stunningly beautiful with a wild landscape, becoming a Highland playground for out door activities with whale and seal watching, sailing in a glass bottomed boat from Kyle of Lochalsh, or higher a mountain bike and use the many off road bike areas set up for people to use a good one is just by Balnain. Read More

Autumn

Autumn in the Scottish Highlands

Autumn's crisp chill and vibrant colorations provide the perfect backdrop for a visit to the Highlands. There are rivers, lochs and forests offering spectacular colours of the trees, from golden yellow to fiery red, bright orange and dark cranberry, miles of white sand beaches, mountain ranges with hiking, fishing villages, and coastal resorts with elegant yachts bobbing in the harbour. Read More

Winter

Winter in the Scottish Highlands

The winters are mild at low altitude but become snowier and colder with the higher mountains they can have up to 6 months of snow The days are shorter and the secret is to get up a wee bit earlier. Read More

Kyle Of Lochslsh places to visit in the Scottish Highlands PDF Print E-mail

Kyle Of Lochslsh this is the ferry port for Skye and is in consequence a very busy place in summer. The community developed around the railhead once the line had been extended westwards from Strome Ferry in the 1890s. Kyle of Lochalsh makes a good excursion point for discovering Torridon a Apple cross to the north or Kintail to the east. The areas to the south remain remote and secluded. EXCURSIONS
Northwards to Ullapool via Gairloch. Eilean Donan Castle. - 9 miles to the east by the A 87. The castle has an idyllic island site (today linked by a bridge) with a superb mountain and loch setting. Following the abortive Jacobite rising of 1719 the ruins were abandoned for 200 years, until the 20C when a complete reconstruction was undertaken.
The two rooms open to the public (Billeting Room and Banqueting Ha have a variety of MacRae mementoes. For long the MacRaes were guardians of castle for, and bodyguards to, the MacKenzies and hence known as "Mackenzie's South of Mail.
The vantage point of the outer ramparts offers excellent views of the three lochs. Beyond at the head of loch Ouich is Glen Shiel this grandiose V-shaped valley passes from the head of Loch Duich through to Loch Cluanie.
Stretching six miles down the left side of the Glen are the Five Sisters, abruptly from the lochside some of the peaks top 3 OOOft.
The valley was the site of the battle of Glen Shiel which ended the Jacobite rising of 1719 a Jacobite expedition with Spanish troops had landed two months earlier and occupied Eilean Donan, the troops were forced to surrender to the bombardment from three English frigates and the battle was the concluding action in this short lived episode
 

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