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Wester Ross & Skye
You will find some of the most spectacular scenery in the British Isles within a day's drive. Here are three popular itineraries.
 

Isle of Skye
Plockton is only fifteen minutes from Skye, via the Skye Bridge at Kyle. A tour of the island can be completed in less than a day. Highlights include:
  • the Red and Black Cuillin ranges
  • the cliffs of the Quiraing and the Old Man of Storr in the north-east
  • Dunvegan Castle, ancestral home of the MacLeods, in the north-west
  • the Talisker whisky distillery, in the centre
  • the sea-lochs of the south-west and the Sleat peninsula, including the Clan Donald Centre.

Applecross

Applecross, the large peninsula to the north of Plockton, is visible from many points in the village. It is reached by an hour's drive along the south shore of Loch Carron, then turning back along the north shore, through the village of Lochcarron, past the deserted site of the Kishorn oil platform fabrication site, to the foot of the Bealach na Ba, the Pass of the Cattle, which is where the fun starts.

This formidable road is the steepest in Britain and is not suitable for inexperienced drivers. As you ascend the numerous hair-pin bends, with steep drops at the side, you will hope not to meet a supermarket artic coming the other way, in which case you will need your reversing skills to get back to the closest passing place.

The views from the summit are truly spectacular, with much of the north-west visible on a good day. Carry on to the village of Applecross, where a good lunch is served in the hotel. Then head north to Loch Torridon, framed by the rugged Torridon range, and onto the pretty village of Shieldaig.

Return to Plockton by Kishorn and Lochcarron.

Inverness

Inverness, recently Europe's fast-growing city, is the capital of the Highlands and well worth a visit.

Less than two hours car drive by Achnasheen, very scenic, or by Glenmoriston, scenic and passing along Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle.

At Drumnadrochit, on Ness-side, you can choose between the Loch Ness 2000 Exhibition (formerly the Official and eco-minded) and the Original Loch Ness Monster Visitor Centre (now the Official and monster-minded). Both are permanently at loggerheads.

Alternatively, by the world-famous Kyle Line.

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In Inverness, we recommend:

  • The Dolphin and Seal Centre, North Kessock
  • The Aquadome
  • Culloden Field, where Bonny Prince Charlie led the Highland clans to their final defeat in 1745.
 
Bealach na Ba, the Pass of the Cattle  
Bealach na Ba
We are delighted that tolls on the Skye Bridge are now abolished. Crossing is free for all types of vehicle.
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Population

  
First World War casualties further hit population levels. The first marriage of a Plockton man in 10 years took place in 1924.