Places to go in Highlands and Islands

Visit the Crinan Canal

The spectacular Highlands have something for everyone.

Ancient castles, impressive lock flights, single malt whisky and loch-dwelling monsters –you can even buy a hand-crafted kilt.

Local attractions

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  1. Image for Caledonian Canal Visitor Centre

    Principal attraction marker image Caledonian Canal Visitor Centre »

    Located at the mid-point of the Caledonian Canal, right in the heart of Great Glen, the Caledonian Canal Visitor …

  2. Neptune's Staircase. © Alex Gillespie

    Principal attraction marker image Neptune's Staircase »

    Neptune's Staircase is the longest of the three staircase flights on the Caledonian Canal, the coast-to-coast …

  3. Neptune's Staircase. © Alex Gillespie

    Principal attraction marker image Neptune's Staircase »

    Neptune's Staircase is the longest of the three staircase flights on the Caledonian Canal, the coast-to-coast …

  4. Jacobite Cruises day trips on Loch Ness

    Principal attraction marker image Urquhart Castle »

    At its peak, Urquhart Castle was one of the biggest in Scotland. It would be hard pressed to be in a more dramatic …

  5. Achnabreck Cup & Ring Marked Rocks »

    Prehistoric rock carvings, some produced as much as 5,000 years ago, can be found at many locations in the Kilmartin …

  6. Auto Waster »

    Just West of Ardrishaig is an ingenious solution to the area's water control problem; a unique device located on the …

  7. Balnain Bike Park »

    Balnain Bike Park is muscle-stretching, lung-bursting fun. It’s the cycling equivalent of a skateboard park, just …

  8. The Ben Nevis Distillery. © Jonathan Billinger - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Ben Nevis Distillery & Visitor Centre »

    Ben Nevis Distillery established in 1825, is one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland. The distillery is …

  9. Cup and ring markings, © Patrick Mackie - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Cairnbaan Cup and Ring Markings »

    Rock art was widespread in continental Europe and Scandinavia in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages - abstract designs …

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