Scotland’s Top Itineraries - Discover Scotland: Experience the Best of Scotland - page 61

EDINBURGH PITLOCHRY
One hour 45 minutes Via Forth Road Bridge, M90 and A9 via Scone Palace. One hour 50 minutes Direct
from Edinburgh Waverley or Haymarket.
Pitlochry( Click here )
If you're travelling by car, you can stop off at Scone Palace on your way north to visit the
ancient coronation place of Scottish kings, and see the place where the Stone of Destiny
(on display in Edinburgh Castle) was stolen in 1297 by the English King Edward. Plan to
stay overnight at Pitlochry, giving yourself time to visit nearby sights such as Blair Castle
, home to the Duke of Atholl and Britain's only private standing army, and Killiecrankie ,
site of an important battle during the 18th-century Jacobite rebellions; it's a name feted in
many Scottish folk songs of the era.
PITLOCHRY AVIEMORE
One hour 20 minutes Along the A9 via Newtonmore. One hour Direct trains every two hours or so.
Aviemore( Click here )
Day four sees you at Aviemore and ready to explore the Cairngorms National Park .
You'll only have time for two or three sights - we recommend you head to Loch Morlich
for a short hike, a visit to the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre , and (if the weather is clear) a
trip on the Cairngorm Mountain Railway which will take you to the 1000m-high sum-
mit plateau. If you're driving, you can visit the Highland Folk Museum at Newtonmore
on your way from Pitlochry.
AVIEMORE INVERNESS
40 minutes Along the A9. 40 minutes Direct trains every two hours.
Inverness( Click here )
It's only a short trip from Aviemore to the attractive Highland capital, Inverness. There are
some excellent restaurants here where you can celebrate the end of your itinerary, but be-
fore you head for the dinner table be sure to take a monster-spotting cruise on Loch Ness .