Scottish Highlands - historic towns and villages

Invermoriston is an attractive Highland village lying astride the River Moriston where it empties into Loch Ness. The most popular visitor attraction is the picturesque bridge across the river begun by Thomas Telford in 1805 but near the bridge is an ancient holy well established by St Columba.
A82, Invermoriston, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: St Columba's Holy Well

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The historic city of Inverness lies at the eastern end of the Great Glen, and the mouth of the River Ness. Historical highlights include Inverness Castle and Cathedral, and the Culloden Battlefield, just outside the city, where Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobites were defeated in 1746.
Inverness, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Culloden Battlefield, where the Jacobite dream ended

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Isleornsay is a former fishing port and village on the east coast of Skye's Sleat Peninsula. On an islet offshore is the Isle Ornsay Lighthouse, built in 1857, and near the jetty is the Isle Ornsay Hotel, built in 1820 as a coaching inn.
Broadford, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Historic 19th-century Stevenson lighthouse

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Kiolmaluag is a township at the northernmost tip of the Trotternidsh Peninsula. It gives its name to the Kilmaluag Formation, a Middle Jurassic geological formation of sedimentary rock with embedded fossils. Look for the 16th-century remains of St Moluag's Church near the bay.
A855, Kilmaluag, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Ruins of St Moluag's Church

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Kilmuir is a scattered settlement at the northernmost tip of the Isle of Skye's Trotternish Peninsula. The Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald is buried in Kilmuir Cemetery, a stone's throw from the wonderful Skye Museum of Island Life.
A855, Kilmuir, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Flora MacDonald's grave in Kilmuir Cemetery

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Kyleakin is a picturesque village on the east coast of the Isle of Skye, opposite Kyle of Lochalsh. The ruins of medieval Castle Moil guard the harbour entrance, and the Skye Bridge connects Kyleakin to the Scottish mainland.
Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV41 8PT

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Heritage Highlight: Ruinous Castle Moil

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Kylerhea is a remote village on the east coast of Skye, linked to the mainland by the Glenelg ferry and to Broadford by a spectacular single-track road. Kylerhea is one of the best places in Britain to see otters, and there is an otter hide by the shore for visitors.
Kylerhea, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV42 8NH

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Heritage Highlight: Very rare manual turntable ferry

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Letterfearn is a pretty settlement on the western bank of Loch Duich in Lochalsh, offering views across the loch to Eilean Donan Castle and south to the Five Sisters of Kintail. Totaig Brioch is just north of Letterfearn.
Loch Duich, Letterfearn, Lochalsh, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV40 8HT

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Heritage Highlight: Totaig Broch

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Mallaig is a bustling fishing and ferry port, and the western terminus of the Road to the Isles and the world-famous Jacobite Steam Train from Fort William. Ferries leave from here for Skye and the Small isles.
A830, Mallaig, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Ord is a small settlement on the west coast of the Sleat Peninsula, with wonderful views across Loch Eishort to the Cuillin hills. Ord is blessed with a very good beach. Look for the ruins of an ancient church and holy well dedicated to St Congan.
Ord, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Ord House, c. 1750

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