Holiday Scotland

  The Isle of skye is a great place to visit – and with a car you can do a great loop around the island taking in all the amazing scenery and learning about its celtic heritage. The tour starts in Kyleakin at the southeastern corner of the island, which is accessed by coming over the [...]

  The jewel in the starry crown of Argyll is the picturesque town of Oban, sitting on the dark blue waters of the Firth of Lorn overlooking the Islands of Mull, Kerrera and Lismore. The name derives from the Gaelic language: An t-Òban, which means the Little Bay; (correctly: An t-Òban Latharnach the ‘Little Bay [...]

Loch Linnhe in Scotland has a special attraction to photographers due to its fantastic scenery and sunsets. Not only photographers enjoy this unique location and the area offers many outdoor activities like kayaking, fishing, sailing and walking. At 9.3 miles and about 1.2 miles wide it stretches past Fort William fed from the North by [...]

Stately and commanding, Neidpath Castle stands on the banks of the River Tweed just outside Peebles. It is over 800 years old, the walls are 15 ft thick and it has a long and bloody history. Here Lady Anne Douglas died in the chapel when she was praying and her gown was lit by a [...]

Eight miles northeast of Culloden, the pretty village of Cawdor is the site of Cawdor Castle, half a mile east of town. Featuring in Shakespeare’s Macbeth the fulfilment of the witches’ prediction that Macbeth was to become Thane of Cawdor sets off his tragic desire to be king. The castle is a real fairy tale [...]

Eilean Donan Castle is probably the most photographed Castle in Scotland and appears on many shortbread tins and Fudge boxes. The word Eilean Donan means “Island of Donnan” and sits within Loch Duich in the Western Isles of Scotland. The Island is reached by a stone footbridge from the mainland and is currently owned by [...]