The Scots know how to have fun and all are welcomed. Sea mingles with towering mountains and gentle glens in miles of unspoiled and undiscovered country. The history of Scotland can easily be divided into that of the sophisticated and cultured Lowlander and that of the wild and lawless Highlander. For centuries, Highlanders would storm down upon the Lowlanders to pillage and plunder their cattle and crops before disappearing back into their impenetrable Highland hideaways. Today, it is the unrivaled beauty that attracts travelers to Scotland's precious hideaways.
Mountain ridges give way to fjord-like lochs studded with historic islands and fringed, wooded bays.
Both Braveheart and Rob Roy were filmed amid this strange and rich loveliness. Along the way, travelers encounter Fort Augustus, at the head of the famous Loch Ness. Built originally as a military garrison after the Jacobite Rising of 1715. Follow Loch Ness to Fort Urquhart, where more monster sightings have been reported than from anywhere else along the loch. Approximately 24 miles long, one mile wide and up to 700 feet deep, Loch Ness flows via the River Ness into the Moray Firth.