Is it Glencoe or Glen Coe? Whichever way you write it, and it seems to appear in both forms, Glencoe is a stunning place that conjures every superlative that you could conceive. When travelling home to Fort William, Glencoe is the place that tells us we’re nearly home as we wind through the majestic mountain …
We’ve been living and working at our guesthouse in Fort William for almost five years now. It’s fair to say that there are one or two hills and mountains in Scotland, especially around where we live! But there’s one hill I’d never been up, even after five years of looking at it from the dining …
You don’t have to go far in Lochaber to find a stunning location. Just around every corner is a fabulous view. I’ve put together a slide show of some of my favourite places, some of which I return to time and again. The seasons in Lochaber bring different hues and colours and there is always …
The Hidden Valley in Glencoe (or Lost Valley as it is sometimes referred to) is a hike that we’ve been meaning to do ever since we moved here four years ago. Its Gaelic name for the Hidden Valley is Coire Gabhail (Corrie of the Bounty) was formed like much of the Highlands by glaciation and …
One of the places that you can see puffins in Scotland is on the island of Staffa which is north west of the Isle of Mull. I was fortunate enough to be able to take a day trip out to see the puffins just before the adults we due to have left after the breeding …
Glen Nevis and Steall Falls is one of my favourite places, being very near to us in Fort William and also being very beautiful and peaceful. Glen Nevis is one of the first places we discovered when we moved to Fort William and is a great place to go if you just want to see …
Glen Etive is an 18km long valley that runs south from Rannoch Moor, and is flanked at its northern end by Buachaille Etive Mor. This one of the most recognisable mountains in Scotland (actually comprising three peaks Stob Dearg, Stob na Doire, Stob Coire Altrium and Stob na Bròige). The River Etive runs from the …
Castle Tioram is a great place to visit if you are doing a circuit of Ardnamurchan Peninsula. It is a somewhat eerie ruin that sits on a tidal island in Loch Moidart and dates from around the thirteenth or fourteenth century. Castle Tioram is the traditional seat of the Clann Raghnaill branch of Clan Donald. …
Glenfinnan is the site of the famous Glenfinnan Monument, built in 1815 to remember the Jacobite clansmen who fought and died for Prince Charles Edward Stuart. It was here on 19th August 1745 that the Prince’s Standard was raised leading to the final, and ultimately failed attempt to reinstate the Stuarts on the throne of …
The ascent of Ben Nevis mountain should never be taken lightly. The mountain Ben Nevis is Britain’s highest peak, standing at 1345m above sea level, and although miniscule in comparison with the worlds tallest peaks is a challenge. Ben Nevis mountain stands as a challenge to many of the worlds most skilled climbers as well …
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