A fine selection of visitor attraction in Scotland. There is a special page about castles and Malt Whisky Distilleries. Clicking on the image or title take you to the website.
Following the 1746 defeat at Culloden of Bonnie Prince Charlie, George II created the ultimate defence against further Jacobite unrest. The result, Fort George, is the mightiest artillery fortification in Britain, if not Europe
Just outside Kinlochewe is the Beinn Eighe mountain reserve. It has a visitor centre and two very well maintained trails. The woodland trail and the mountain trail. Both the walks pass through the remains of the great Caledonian forest. The views from the top of the mountain trail over Loch Maree and Wester Ross are absolutely stunning.
As the world’s first and only rotating boat lift, The Falkirk Wheel is quite simply unique. The Falkirk Wheel is the spectacular centrepiece of the £84.5 million ‘Millennium Link', the UK’s largest canal restoration project
The far northwest of Scotland is one of the oldest landscapes in Europe. The rocks here tell of ancient oceans, vast deserts and ice sheets. Knockan Crag is renowned internationally as one of the most important sites for understanding how the landscape of Northern Britain was formed.
Culloden is an iconic and emotive battlefield. Even today, more than 250 years after the Jacobite army faced the Government troops on this bleak and windswept moor, the events of that day remain deep and significant in the national psyche of the Scottish people
Culloden is an iconic and emotive battlefield. Even today, more than 250 years after the Jacobite army faced the Government troops on this bleak and windswept moor, the events of that day remain deep and significant in the national psyche of the Scottish people
The Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre visitor attraction brings 300 years of Scotch Whisky history to life. This unique interactive visitor attraction Edinburgh, allows you to experience the sights, sounds and smells of whisky, and the opportunity to discover how scotch whisky is made
Your introduction to Scotland's living 19th century prison; appear in court; explore the prisons and
airing yards; experience the Torture, Death and Damnation exhibition and visit the prison shop
Inverewe Gardens are one mile from Poolewe, north of Gairloch in Wester Ross on the North -West coast of Scotland. The warm currents of the North Atlantic Drift or Gulf Stream help to create an oasis of colour and fertility where exotic plants from many countries flourish on a latitude more northerly than Moscow.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh was founded in the 17th century as a ‘Physic Garden’, growing medicinal plants. This first Garden was in St Anne’s Yard, part of the Holyrood Palace grounds, and occupied an area the size of a tennis court. It now extends to four sites and is the second richest collection of plant species in the world
