Other sights in HighlandHighland, Scotland

McAlpine's 21-arch concrete curve of 1901 above Loch Shiel, now timed to the minute by Harry Potter fans waiting on the Jacobite steam train.

Skye's westernmost headland, a Stevenson lighthouse of 1909 at the end of a steep concrete path, with whales and basking sharks passing below the cliffs.

The largest sea-cave entrance in Britain, with a burn falling twenty metres through the roof of its inner chamber — half sea-carved, half dissolved.

Towering rock pinnacle on the Trotternish ridge above Loch Leathan, one of Skye's most famous walks.

The still-moving northern end of the Trotternish landslip — a looping path through pinnacles named the Needle, the Prison and the Table.

Britain's greatest road climb, a hairpinned single-track pass rising over 600m with views to Skye and the Outer Hebrides.

Triple-arched stone bridge of 1810 framing the Black Cuillin, a classic Skye viewpoint and photo spot.

Roadside viewpoint in Glen Coe facing the three great buttresses of Bidean nam Bian.

Towering pointed sea stacks rising off the cliffs a short walk south of Duncansby Head.

The most northerly point of mainland Britain, a cliff-and-lochan RSPB reserve with a lighthouse and Orkney views.

Hilltop folly of 1782 built for General Sir Hector Munro to copy a gate at Negapatam in India, looking out over the Cromarty Firth.

The single-track road that turns off Glen Coe and runs twelve dead-end miles to the head of a sea loch — Skyfall borrowed it; the deer never left.

Ski and visitor area above Loch Morlich with a funicular railway, mountain exhibition and snow-sports slopes.

Shore and islets south of Glenelg, the real 'Camusfeàrna' of Gavin Maxwell's Ring of Bright Water.

Graceful road bridge of 1995 arcing over the strait from Kyle of Lochalsh to Kyleakin.

Grassy headland (Rubha nam Bràithrean) reaching into the sea below Trotternish, with an old chapel site and dinosaur tracks.

Home of Britain's only free-ranging reindeer herd at Glenmore, with guided hill trips to meet the animals.

Vast coastal pine forest on stabilised dunes east of Nairn, laced with trails and a viewpoint tower over the firth.

A pocket landslip landscape of grassy cones and lochans above Uig, crowned by the basalt knuckle of Castle Ewen — no fairies required.

Cluster of lochans near Badachro holding the wreckage of a WWII bomber, a moving short walk and memorial.

Small railway museum in the former booking office and signalbox at Glenfinnan on the West Highland Line.

Seasonal steam service between Fort William and Mallaig over the Glenfinnan Viaduct, filmed as the Hogwarts Express.

Graceful curving concrete bridge of 1984 spanning Loch a' Chairn Bhain, a landmark NC500 photo stop.

Sheltered harbour rimmed by a row of brightly painted houses, the heart of Skye's capital.

Clearances and clan Mackay museum in the old Farr church at Bettyhill, with the Pictish Farr Stone in the yard.

High sea cliff near Neist Point in Glendale, one of the finest clifftop viewpoints on Skye.

Community-owned croft and forest above Loch Ness with waymarked trails, lochans and long views over the Great Glen.

Community pinewoods on the edge of Grantown-on-Spey, with waymarked walks, red squirrels and capercaillie habitat.

Landscaped former slate quarries at Ballachulish that roofed much of Scotland, now with interpretive walks.

Artists' community in a former Cold War radar station near Durness, home to studios, galleries and Cocoa Mountain.

Hill above Golspie topped by a controversial giant statue of the 1st Duke of Sutherland, with panoramic firth views.

Greek-temple mausoleum of the Bullough family at Harris Bay on Rum's remote south-west coast.

Mile-and-three-quarter road at Raasay's north end, hand-built single-handed by crofter Calum MacLeod.

Crescent bay and viewpoint on Loch Sunart with a standing stone, old chapel and dramatic Ardnamurchan coast.

High-roofed sea cave on Eigg's south coast, reached across the rocks at low tide near Massacre Cave.

Low spit reaching into the Moray Firth narrows off Fortrose, one of Britain's best land-based bottlenose dolphin spots.

The Caledonian Canal's northern sea lock at Clachnaharry, where the canal meets the Beauly Firth with wide water views.

Ancient wayside healing well near Munlochy, its surrounding trees hung with thousands of rags left by pilgrims.

Bronze memorial to the WWII Commandos on a rise near Spean Bridge with a panorama to Ben Nevis and the Nevis range.

Iron-rich hill on Canna whose magnetic rock famously deflects ships' compasses, with harbour views.

Short car ferry across the Corran Narrows of Loch Linnhe, the main gateway to Ardgour, Morvern and Ardnamurchan.

Roadside viewpoint on the Assynt coast road overlooking Loch Dhrombaig and Eddrachillis Bay to Handa Island.

The north-easternmost point of mainland Scotland, a lighthouse headland with cliffs and seabird colonies.

Trees for Life visitor centre in Glenmoriston telling the story of Highland rewilding, with trails and a café.

Small-boat excursions from Elgol pier to Loch Coruisk and the seal and eagle-rich Cuillin coast.

Old stone road bridge in Waternish steeped in MacLeod fairy-flag legend, at the Dunvegan junction.

Dune-backed headland north of Balnakeil with puffin colonies and views to Cape Wrath.

Classic viewpoint over one of Scotland's most beautiful glens, its lochs fringed by ancient Caledonian pinewood.

Roadside viewpoint on the A832 looking down the length of Glen Docherty to Loch Maree.

Museum of Highland life in thatched cottages in Glencoe village, with Jacobite and crofting collections.

National Trust for Scotland centre interpreting the geology, wildlife and 1692 massacre of Glen Coe.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in Scotland, crossing the Kyle Rhea narrows to Skye in summer.

Rosemarkie museum housing a celebrated collection of Pictish carved stones, including the Rosemarkie cross-slab.

Open-air museum at Newtonmore with reconstructed Highland township, croft and farm buildings across a mile-long site.

Drive-through and walk-round wildlife park at Kincraig with polar bears, wildcats and other cold-climate species.

Cliff-walk headland above Scrabster harbour with rock arches and a geo, looking over Thurso Bay.

The iconic direction signpost marking the traditional end of the Land's End to John o' Groats journey.

Scenic railway from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh, hugging sea lochs and moor to the Skye gateway.

Woodland theme park at Carrbridge with water coasters, treetop trails, a tower and adventure play among the pines.

Three sea stacks off Idrigill Point in Duirinish, seen on cliff walks or Loch Bracadale boat trips.

Bronze mermaid sculpture on a shore rock at Balintore, part of the Seaboard sculpture trail.

Local history museum in the centre of Nairn charting the town's fishing, farming and Highland past.

Thomas Telford's eight-lock staircase on the Caledonian Canal at Banavie, the longest in Britain.

Wooded river islands in central Inverness linked by Victorian suspension footbridges, a favourite riverside stroll.

Mountain gondola at Torlundy rising up Aonach Mòr to a high cafe, ski slopes and downhill bike tracks.

Sixty-metre red-sandstone sea stack off the Stoer peninsula, reached by a cliff-top walk from the lighthouse.

Viewpoint over the shoreline 'roads' left by an ice-age lake terracing the slopes of Glen Roy.

Roadside cairn on Loch nan Uamh marking where Bonnie Prince Charlie finally sailed from Scotland in 1746.

Restored Georgian mansion above Raasay's pier, now an activity centre, restaurant and hotel.

Sheltered woodland glen west of Inverness with a riverside trail and some of Britain's tallest conifers.

Working Highland estate of pinewood, farm and river near Aviemore offering trails, a farm shop and outdoor activities.

Archaeological headland south of Glenbrittle with a Viking canal, prehistoric cairn and dun, on a coastal walk.

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Cluster of restored thatched blackhouses at Kilmuir showing crofting life on old Skye.

Heritage steam line running the ten miles between Aviemore, Boat of Garten and Broomhill in 1950s style.

Northernmost point of a north-coast peninsula with a lighthouse and rich sea-watching for whales and dolphins.

The tip of the Tarbat peninsula, crowned by one of Scotland's tallest lighthouses with wide firth views.

Woodland and rocky headland at Kyle of Lochalsh with panoramic viewpoints over to Skye.

Museum and arts centre in Helmsdale telling the Clearances, Kildonan gold rush and local heritage.

Fort William town-centre museum of Highland and Jacobite history, home to the famous 'secret portrait' of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

A flight of around 330 flagstone steps zig-zagging down cliffs to a tiny natural harbour once used by herring boats.