geography of scotland

Ullapool

Ullapool
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Ullapool, on the west coast, is a gateway to the Scottish Highlands, if you arrive by boat that is. It’s the home of the Ullapool ferry which connects the mainland with Stornaway on the Isle of Lewis. It’s also popular with sailers, with a safe accessible harbour and lots of facilities including bars, hotels, the [...]

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Discovering Golspie

Golspie

Golspie nestles between the hills and the sea in south East Sutherland, although nestles may not be an appropriate word when bad weather comes out of the east. It’s open to the worst of any storm coming across the North Sea. Luckily that doesn’t happen too often. View Larger Map The first time visitor can [...]

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Why You Should Visit the Scottish Highlands

Attractions

The attractions of the Scottish Highlands aren’t necessarily those you would expect, and certainly aren’t limited to castle ruins, pipe bands, tartan and haggis. That’s the impression you’ll get visiting Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, but there’s a lot more to the Highlands, both attractions for tourists and attractions for immigrants, like us. But where exactly is [...]

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North West Scotland in June

Beaches

Beaches in Scotland are awesome -at least in the North they are. Invariably in the Highlands beaches are covered in soft sand, clean and pretty much empty, for miles. But this particular beach is simply stunning. It’s out of the way so you have to make a special trip to it, and there’s a short [...]

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