22 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Highland - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Highland

Highland, Scotland

Ben Nevis

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

Highland, Scotland

Clootie Well

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

Highland, Scotland

Massacre Cave

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

Highland, Scotland

Cairngorm Reindeer Centre

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

Highland, Scotland

Dunrobin Castle

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

Strathcarron, Scotland

Applecross Pass

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

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.

Highland, Scotland

Ruthven Barracks

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

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