Why are the highlands famous?

What is the Scottish Highlands Most Famous For? The Scottish Highlands offers majestic and wild scenery and blissful seclusion amid lochs and mountains. This northern part of Scotland beamed to a global audience in the likes of the Harry Potter films and the Outlander TV series.



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A recent Rough Guides publication has ranked the top 20 most beautiful countries in the world for 2019, and unsurprisingly, Scotland ranked #1! Readers said the primary reasons for selecting Scotland – apart from the delightful locals – was its, “wild beaches, deep lochs, and craggy castles”.

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Inverness is known as the 'Capital of the Highlands', as the region's largest settlement and only city.

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Dumbledore's Island (and other Harry Potter locations) The Island of trees, Eilean na Moine, located on Loch Eilt, Lochaber is the setting for Dumbledore's grave.

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