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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Highland

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

Updated January 16, 2023

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Ben Nevis

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

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Clootie Well

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

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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.

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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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