Eilean Donan

May 2, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

Perhaps the most photographed castle in Scotland, and a film location for dozens of films

Frenchman Tower

May 19, 1999.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Just another crumbling tower-house in a field somewhere. A pretty pile of rocks.

Loch Ness

May 23, 1999.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Famous for the shy Loch Ness monster, Nessie, Loch Ness is a the second largest loch (by size), but it is the deepest loch in Scotland.

Lost Glen

May 28, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

The second day we were in Scotland, we found a postcard at one of the shops that had a roadsign on it that just said ‘LOST’. We laughed that we were spending a lot of time there. We looked through the road atlas to find it, so we could say we’d been there, but no luck.

Duffus

May 29, 1999.Reading time 4 minutes.

One of the most striking ruins in the highlands, Duffus looks like it is sinking into the soft mound of earth upon which it is built

Dornoch

May 30, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

Now a rather comfortable hotel, this lovely tower-house stands in the middle of Dornoch town

Urquhart

May 30, 1999.Reading time 6 minutes.

The ruined castle on perhaps the most famous loch in Scotland — Loch Ness

Loch Torridon

May 30, 1999.Reading time 1 minute.

Loch Torridon was recommended to us by the man we met on the flight into Edinburgh. He was very emphatic that we visit, as he thought it was the most beautiful place in Scotland, and often came up here simply to sit and look around. The mountains surrounding the loch are stunning, and we got […]

Culloden Battlefield

May 30, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

Site of the disastrous battle on April 16, 1746, between the underfed, tired, and badly armed Highland army and the English. This bleak, wet moor marked the end of the Jacobite rebellion under Bonnie Prince Charlie

Ft George

May 30, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

Fort George is a substantial fortress built on a peninsula jutting out into the Moray Firth. It is an artillery fortress built between 1748 and 1769 was supposed to be an impregnable fort for George IIs soldiers.