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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Highland

22 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Highland, Scotland

Updated November 18, 2020

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The south face of Ben Nevis

Highland, Scotland

Ben Nevis

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Clootie Well

Highland, Scotland

Clootie Well

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
A free-ranging reindeer.

Highland, Scotland

Cairngorm Reindeer Centre

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Massacre Cave

Highland, Scotland

Massacre Cave

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
Dunrobin Castle

Highland, Scotland

Dunrobin Castle

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.
The route winds though stunning Scottish scenery.

Strathcarron, Scotland

Applecross Pass

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
The funicular.

Highland, Scotland

CairnGorm Mountain Railway

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.
Well of the Seven Heads.

Highland, Scotland

Well of the Seven Heads

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
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