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
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Climbing a hill to get a view of Fort William is worth the effort. 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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
If you have your own transport a visit to the Highlands of Scotland should always include a tour around Ardnamurchan Peninsula and a road trip to Ardnamurchan Point. It’s only about 52 miles to Ardnamurchan Point but if you don’t stop it will take you about 2.5 hours by car because the roads are small,
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Glen Roy is situated just north of Roy Bridge in the Highlands of Scotland. The glen is accessed from the A86 trunk road along quite a narrow and winding lane, but once there, the views are spectacular. Glen Roy is best known for the ancient geological formations known as the “Parallel Roads of Glen Roy”.
