Castles and History
•  The Chatelaine's Scottish Castles
•  Scotland's Past - eclectic selection of articles, books and archaeology
•  Cawdor Castle
•  Dunnottar Castle
•  Glamis Castle
•  Dunvegan Castle
•  Rait Castle
•  Scone Palace

Getting About
•  The Internet Guide to Scotland
•  thetrainline.com - to book scheduled train services between Scotland and England.
•  Traveline Scotland Journey Planner - good for public transport but only two months in advance
•  Ferries to Skye and the Western Isles
•  Ferries to Orkney (Select Scrabster to Stromness)
•  Low Cost Airlines serving Scotland:
Easyjet / Ryanair / FlyBe

Culture and Heritage
•  Am Baile - history and culture of the Highlands and Islands.
•  Edinburgh Military Tattoo (3 - 25 August 2007) BOOK EARLY!
•  Highland Games 2006
•  In the Inaugural Robert Burns Memorial Lecture, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan calls for brotherhood, tolerance, coexistence among all peoples
•  Museum of The Isles
•  The Official Website for St Andrews Links
•  Scotch Malt Whisky Guide
•  The Burrell Collection
•  Standing Stones

•  The Heritage of the Highlands

Mostly for Kids
• Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
•  The Crannog Centre on Loch Tay
•  Discovery Point , Dundee
• Landmark Heritage Park near Inverness
• Pictavia Story of the Picts
• The Glasgow Science Centre
• The Highland Folk Museum

Genealogy
•  Scottish Roots - Edinburgh based genealogical service
•  Your Scottish Kin - Family history researchers based in Fife

• Your Scottish Family Tree

• Scottish Ancestor

Clans

• Clan Keith

• Clan Wood

Self catering

• Chalets in the North West Highlands

• Holiday Lodges by Loch Ness

• Boath Stables luxury apartments

• Luxury cottage overlooking Loch Ness

A Patchwork of Places
•  Road to the Isles
•  Celtic Fringe Tourism Association of Wester Ross - Torridon, Loch Maree, and Gairloch
•  Kilmaurs in Ayrshire
•  Loch Ewe Area : Poolewe & Gairloch (Wester Ross)
•  The Upper Tweed - introduction to Broughton, Stobo and Tweedsmuir
•  Visit Nairn - the home of Scottish Clans and Castles Ltd
•  The Border Reivers - the best of several sites on the lawless Borderers in the 16 th century
•  Kilmarnock
•  Peebles in the Scottish Borders
•  Caithness

•  Sgarabhaigh, your chance to own an island

Activities
•  Superlative Scotland - golf, fishing, deer stalking, grouse and pheasant shooting
•  Horseback riding above Loch Ness
•  Highland Voyages - boat trips and cruises from Inverness
•  Cairngorm Mountain

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Photographs
•  Jim Henderson Photography - Professional Photographer, based on Royal Deeside
•  Photos of the Scottish Highlands by Gordon C. Harrison
•  David W Robertson Photography - a gallery of Scottish landscape photography
•  Snapshots - photos and posters of the Hebrides

Shops and Services
•  Piccolo Press - personal stationery die-stamped with authentic clan crests
•  Cock O'the North - single malt whisky liqueur, created and produced by Lord Huntly
•  Pink Pearls - Handmade Scottish greetings cards from Wester Ross
•  Scottish Realms - illustrations of Scottish history and mythology'?
•  Rural Trader - UK wide, from Acupuncture to Wig and Hairpiece Retailers
•  Celtic Celebration - celebrating Celtic Culture and Art (and encouraging you to invest in a little)

Getting Married

• Highland Country Weddings

• Hire a horse-drawn carriage

Thinking out of the box

• Scottish Tourism Innovation Group.