Meanwhile rural towns are depopulating rapidly. Second-home buyers and short-term lets drive up property prices and gobble up housing stock. In many places, including Applecross, only half the homes ...

“So in much of the Highlands, we see that it’s ... Americans that come in here and tell me he’s not Scottish,” he said. Where ...

Scottish government agency NatureScot has said that by the 1900s, woodland could only be found on around 5% of Scotland's land area.

Of all the castles to visit in the Scottish Highlands, Eilean Donan Castle is ... the early 1900s that a lieutenant colonel bought the land the castle occupied and rebuilt Eilean Donan from ...

There is truly a course for all types of golfers in the Scottish Highlands. If you prefer your golf with a side of Scotch whiskey, travel south to Speyside (a known distillery hub in Scotland ...

“So in much of the Highlands ... here and tell me he’s not Scottish,” he said. Where to stay: Lodgings include the Ness Walk Hotel, a modern, five-star property a 20-minute walk from ...