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Dunmaglass is a shooting estate of about 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) in the Monadhliath Mountains of Scotland. It is located around 15 miles (24 km) south of Inverness. [1] It was owned by property developer Sir Jack Arnold Hayward (deceased 2015), former chairman of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Dunmaglass is known for shooting of pheasant, grouse ...
The Clan Fraser of Lovat in Inverness-shire has historically dominated local politics and been active in every major military conflict involving Scotland. It has also played a considerable role in most major political turmoils. "Fraser" remains the most prominent family name within the Inverness area.
Cairngorms National Park ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament, after Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, which was set up in 2002. The park covers the Cairngorms range of ...
An early geological map of Central Scotland. The geology of Scotland is unusually varied for a country of its size, with a large number of different geological features. There are three main geographical sub-divisions: the Highlands and Islands is a diverse area which lies to the north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault; the Central Lowlands is a rift valley mainly comprising Palaeozoic ...
Island of Stroma. / 58.680; -3.120. Stroma is an uninhabited island in the Pentland Firth, between Orkney and the mainland of Scotland. It forms part of the civil parish of Canisbay in Caithness, in the council area of Highland. The name comes from the Old Norse Straumey, meaning "island in the current".
The New Civil Engineer website defined the Kelpies as "one of Scotland’s most complex sculptures" The Ordnance Survey described them as "amazing and dramatic". Tiffany Jenkins on The Scotsman wrote that "They are impressive, stunning even, and I think people will become attached to them and proud of them. Of course, they will not please ...
Loch Awe. / 56.29778°N 5.23500°W / 56.29778; -5.23500. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Loch Awe ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Obha; also sometimes anglicised as Lochawe, Lochaw, or Lochow) is a large body of freshwater in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known ...
Coordinates: 3°52′10.23″W. Drummond Castle front view. Drummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is known for its gardens, described by Historic Environment Scotland as "the best example of formal terraced gardens in Scotland." [1] It is situated in Muthill parish, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Crieff.