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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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
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