Scottish Highlands - Countryside places to visit

Craigellachie National Nature Reserve stands on the fringe of Aviemore and covers over 600 acres of woodland and lochs, including the craggy peak of Craigellachie itself. Woodland trails loop through a superb natural environment where silver birch flourish, and climb to the summit of the hill for superb views over the River Spey.
Aviemore, Cairngorms, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, PH22 1PR

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Culag Woods is a community woodland on the southern outskirts of Lochinver, offering a beautiful mix of forest and coastal scenery, linked by a network of footpaths. A viewpoint in the centre of the forest offers panoramic views over Assynt towards Suilven.
Lochinver, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV27 4LE

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Just outside Drumnadrochit lies Divach Falls, a popular destination for Victorian visitors to Loch Ness. A trail leads 300m through pleasant oak woodland to a viewing platform above the falls.
nr Divach Lodge, Drumnadrochit, Loch Ness, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV63 6XW

Attraction Type: Countryside - Waterfall
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Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly point on the British mainland. On the clifftop stands a lighthouse designed by David Stevenson in 1924. A trail leads along the cliffs to the Stacks of Duncansby, a pair of razor-sharp sea stacks.
Duncansby Head Road, Duncansby, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, KW1 4YS

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Heritage Highlight: 1924 Stevenson lighthouse

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Eas a Chual Aluinn, also known as Eas Coul Aulin, is a spectacular waterfall, the highest falls in Britain at 638 feet. The falls spill from a high plateau overlooking Loch Glencoul and fall 200 metres in two steps to the shore of Loch Glencoul far below. The name is an English mangling of the original Gaelic which translates as 'waterfall of the beautiful tresses'.
Unapool, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Eas a' Bhradain (also known as Blackhill Waterfall) is a picturesque cascade just off the A87 coastal road, 2 miles south of Luib on the Isle of Skye. The waterfall is incredibly easy to see, being so close to the road.
A87, Luib, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Eas Mor (literally 'large waterfall') is a spectacular 70m waterfall in Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, in the foothills of the Black Cuillin range. It can also be reached as part of a popular longer walk taking to Coire Lagan.
Glenbrittle, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV47 8TA

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This remote island lies in the stretch of water between Orkney and Shetland. It is just 3 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. It is one of the best places in Britain to see unusual and rare birds and has its own very popular traditional knitwear.
Shetland, Shetland, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, ZE2 9JU

Attraction Type: Countryside - Island
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The Fairy Glen is a magical landscape of jagged rock formations, waterfalls, and lochans formed by an ancient landslip and rounded by the passage glaciers into an otherworldly region of remarkable scenic beauty.
Balnaknock, Uig, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV51 9YG

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The Fairy Pools is a series of stunning waterfalls and crystal clear pools in Glen Brittle, in the foothills of the Black Cuillins. This picturesque location was the site of the last clan battle in Skye, in 1601.
Glenbrittle, Carbost, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

Attraction Type: Countryside - Waterfalls
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Heritage Highlight: Site of a bloody clan battle in 1601

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