Scottish Highlands - Countryside places to visit

Canna is the westernmost isle in the Small Isles, situated off Scotland's west coast. The island is just 5 miles from tip to toe, and 1 mile across. The entire island is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.
Small Isles, Inner Hebrides, Canna, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, PH44 4RS

Attraction Type: Countryside - Island
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Cape Wrath is famous as the most north-westerly point in mainland Britain. The cape is a unique and isolated landscape area covering roughly 107 sq. miles of moorland, an area known as the Parph. It is cut off from mainland Scotland by the Kyle of Durness, and the only access is a passenger ferry crossing the Kyle.
Durness, Highlands, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: 1828 Stephenson lighthouse

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A dramatic waterfall plunges straight down over a drop on Carbost Burn, above Talisker Distillery. This is one of the easiest waterfalls on Skye to access, yet relatively unknown.
Carbost, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV47 8SE

Attraction Type: Countryside - Waterfall
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The Cave of Gold (Uamh Oir in Gaelic) is an isolated sea cave formed of striking basalt columns, much like the famous Fingal's Cave on Staffa and the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland. The cave is reached by a short walk along the coast at Bornesketaig, on Skye's Trotternish Peninsula.
Bornesketaig, Kilmuir, Uig, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

Attraction Type: Countryside - Cave
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Coire Lagan is a remote lochan set in a bowl of hills on the slopes of the Black Cuillins. The walk to Coire Lagan is one of the most popular on Skye and takes in a dramatic waterfall on the return journey.
Glen Brittle, Glenbrittle, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

Attraction Type: Countryside - Loch
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A picturesque waterfall is easily visible from the road bridge at Torridon House, between Torridon and Inveralligin on the north bank of Loch Torridon. There is a parking area near the falls, which are at the start of a popular walk behind Liatach to Glen Torridon.
Torridon House, Torridion, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV22 2HA

Attraction Type: Countryside - Waterfall
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Copinsay is an uninhabited island in the Orkneys, famous for its large colonies of kittiwakes, guillemots and razorbills. Fulmars and puffins also breed along the cliffs of Copinsay. The RSPB purchased the entire island as a memorial to naturalist James Fisher.
Copinsay, Isle of Copinsay, Orkney, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Coral Beach is a secluded sandy beach bounded by turquoise waters, north of Dunvegan. Despite its name, the beach is not made of coral, but of maerl, a marine algae that has been calcified and bleached by the sun to a brilliant white.
Claigan, Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

Attraction Type: Countryside - Beach
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Corrieshalloch is a spectacular mile-long gorge, reaching 200 ft (61m) deep. A lovely walk through woodland brings you to a suspension bridge spanning the gorge above the Falls of Measach, fed by the River Droma as it travels north to Loch Broom and the sea. A longer walk brings you to a viewing platform jutting out over the gorge for wonderful views of the waterfall.
A832, Braemore, Highlands, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV23 2PJ

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Cottascarth and Rendall Moss is an RSPB nature reserve north of Finstown. The reserve is a fantastic place to see breeding curlews and a good spot to spot hen harriers, merlins, and short-eared owls.
Finstown, Orkney, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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