Itineraries - The Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands and Islands - page 22

TWO WEEKS ON THE ISLANDS
WILDLIFE WONDERS
HERITAGE IN THE HIGHLANDS

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

NORTH

SEA

NORTHERN
IRELAND

ENGLAND

3 The Road to the Isles Follow in the footsteps
of Bonnie Prince Charlie from Glenfinnan or let
the Jacobite steam train take the strain from
Fort William to Mallaig. See p.221
4 Kinloch Castle, Rùm A pile contemporary to
Mount Stuart yet fabulously over-the-top, its
eccentric interiors capturing the decadence of
Edwardian shooting estates. See p.287
5 Callanish Standing Stones, Lewis
Prehistoric sights don't come more mysterious
than this lochside circle erected around five
thousand years ago. See p.307
6 Skara Brae and Maes Howe, Orkney Two
of Britain's finest prehistoric sights - an intact
village and a Stone Age tomb (gra tied by
smutty Vikings) - lie ten miles apart. See p.337
7 Dunrobin Castle, Golspie The extravagant
scale of the Highlands' largest house testifies to
the brutality of the Clearances as much as the
Sutherland family's wealth. See p.263
8 Culloden Battlefield A top-notch visitor
centre tells the tale of the last battle fought on
British soil. See p.208

5 Ospreys and reindeer in the Cairngorms
The must-see on any twitchers' checklist
migrates from West Africa to breed on Loch
Garten, and Britain's only herd of reindeer lives
on the surrounding hills. Best seasons: spring,
summer. See p.164
6 Salmon at Pitlochry Not as spectacular as
the salmon that leap up the Falls of Shin (p.261),
but more fish climb the famous fish ladder
at Pitlochry. Best seasons: summer, autumn.
See p.135
HERITAGE IN THE HIGHLANDS
Running the gamut from Stone Age villages to a
Highlands chateau, mysterious standing stones
to the trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie, this route
showcases the region's varied history on a
two-week tour through astonishing scenery.
1 Mount Stuart A no-expense-spared slice of
neo-Gothic baronial splendour on the Isle of
Bute. See p.61
2 Iona This tiny island has the finest Celtic
crosses in Scotland, plus an atmosphere steeped
in centuries of pilgrimage. See p.81