Inverness is regarded as the Capital of the Highlands, although less so in the Highland parts of Aberdeenshire, Angus, Perthshire and Stirlingshire which look more to Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, and Stirling as their commercial centres.

Where exactly are the Scottish Highlands?

Scottish Highlands, also called Highlands, major physiographic and cultural division of Scotland, lying northwest of a line drawn from Dumbarton, near the head of the Firth of Clyde on the western coast, to Stonehaven, on the eastern coast.

What towns are considered the Highlands of Scotland?

Scottish Highlands Area MapInverness. Inverness is the main city of the Scottish Highlands and the most well-connected in terms of transportation. Fort William. Fort William in the western Highlands, about 65 miles southwest of Inverness, is part of Lochaber. Aviemore. Oban. The Islands. Safety.

Where are the majority of Highlands located in the UK?

Scotland - The Northwest Highlands, the Cairngorm Mountains, the Grampian Mountains and the Southern Uplands. Ben Nevis is the UKs highest peak and is found in the Grampian Mountains. England - The Pennines, Lake District, Dartmoor and Exmoor.

Where do Scottish highlanders live?

Highlanders are descendants of Celts who settled in the northern mainland and islands of Scotland, which is part of Great Britain. The Highland Scots are unique in the way they moved in large, organized groups directly from their homeland to the North Carolina colony.

Are there any Highlanders left in Scotland?

Nowadays there are more descendants from the Highlanders living outside Scotland than there are inside. The results of the clearances are still visible today if you drive through the empty Glens in the Highlands and most people still live in villages and towns near the coast.