Scottish Highlands
The Scottish Highlands are the rugged northern and northwestern portion of Scotland. This is the Scotland conjured up by visions of tartan, kilts, Bonnie Prince Charlie and all.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Inverness and Loch Ness.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as The Great Glen and Strathspey and Argyll and Bute.
The Great Glen and Strathspey
The Great Glen and Strathspey are in the central Scottish Highlands.
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute is a region in the western Scottish Highlands.
Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty is a region of the Scottish Highlands, to the north and west of Inverness.
Caithness and Sutherland
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Caithness and Sutherland are the northern part of the…
Scottish Highlands
- Mountain range
- Description: historic region of Scotland
- Also known as“Hielands”“Highlands”“Highlands of Scotland”“The Highlands”
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude of center
56.8° or 56° 48′ north
Longitude of center
-5° or 5° west
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_range
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yiddish—“Scottish Highlands” goes by many names.
Skotse HooglandAfrikaans
مرتفعات إسكتلنداArabic
Շոտլանդական լեռնաշխարհArmenian
Tierres Altes d’EscociaAsturian
Eskoziako Lur GaraiakBasque
Паўночна-Шатландскае нагор’еBelarusian
Škotsko visočjeBosnian
Uheldirioù Bro-SkosBreton
Северошотландска планинска земяBulgarian
HighlandsCatalan
Scottish HighlandsCatalan
Terres altes d’EscòciaCatalan
Terres Altes EscocesesCatalan
苏格兰高地Chinese
蘇格蘭高地Chinese
Škotske visoke zemljeCroatian
Škotsko visočjeCroatian
HighlandsCzech
Skotská vysočinaCzech
VysočinaCzech
Det skotske højlandDanish
HighlandDanish
HighlandsDanish
HøjlændereDanish
Lijst van dorpen in de Schotse hooglandenDutch
Schotse HighlandsDutch
Schotse HooglandenDutch
Scottish HighlandsDutch
Altaj LandojEsperanto
Põhja-Šoti mägismaaEstonian
Scottish HighlandsFinnish
Skotlannin YlämaaFinnish
Skotlannin ylämaatFinnish
YlämaatFinnish
HighlandsGalician
Terras Altas EscocesasGalician
ჩრდილოეთ შოტლანდიის მთიანეთიGeorgian
Υψίπεδα της ΣκωτίαςGreek
ΧάιλαντςGreek
Yankunan tsaunuka na ScotlandHausa
ההיילנדס הסקוטייםHebrew
ההיילנדס הסקוטיםHebrew
היילנדסHebrew
הרמה הסקוטיתHebrew
Skót-felföldHungarian
Skosku hálöndinIcelandic
Alta TeriIdo
Dataran Tinggi SkotlandiaIndonesian
HighlandsInterlingua
Gaeltachd na hAlbanIrish
Garbhchríocha na hAlbanIrish
Na GarbhchríochaIrish
Highland scozzesiItalian
HighlandsItalian
Highlands scozzesiItalian
スコットランド・ハイランズJapanese
スコットランド高地Japanese
ハイランズJapanese
ハイランド地方Japanese
Солтүстік-Шотланд таулы қыратыKazakh
스코틀랜드 고지Korean
하일랜드 지방Korean
Škotijos aukštumosLithuanian
HighlandsLow German
HoochlandLow German
HighlandsLuxembourgish
Шкотски ГориMacedonian
Tanah Tinggi ScotlandMalay
Gaeltaght ny h-AlbeyManx
Det skotske høylandetNorwegian
Det skotske høylandetNorwegian Bokmål
HøglendarNorwegian Bokmål
HøglenderNorwegian Bokmål
HøglendingNorwegian Bokmål
HøylandeneNorwegian Bokmål
HøylenderNorwegian Bokmål
HøylendingNorwegian Bokmål
Dei skotske høglandaNorwegian Nynorsk
Det skotske høglandetNorwegian Nynorsk
HighlandsNorwegian Nynorsk
Scottish HighlandsNorwegian Nynorsk
HighlandsOccitan (post 1500)
HēahlandOld English (ca. 450-1100)
اسکاتلند کوهستانیPersian
مرتفعزمینهای اسکاتلندPersian
HighlandsPolish
Scottish HighlandsPolish
HighlandsRomanian
HighlandsRussian
Северо-Шотландское нагорьеRussian
Шотландское ВысокогорьеRussian
HighlandsSardinian
Terras Artas IscotzesasSardinian
HielandsScots
Scots HielandsScots
A‘ GhàidhealtachdScottish Gaelic
Mòr-thìr na GàidhealtachdScottish Gaelic
Tìr nam BeannScottish Gaelic
Tìr nam Beann ÀrdaScottish Gaelic
Tìr-mòr na GàidhealtachdScottish Gaelic
Шкотско горјеSerbian
HighlandsSerbo-Croatian
Highlands, ŠkotskaSerbo-Croatian
HighlandsSlovenian
Scottish HighlandsSlovenian
Škotsko višavjeSlovenian
De skotska högländernaSwedish
HighlandsSwedish
HögländareSwedish
HögländernaSwedish
Scottish HighlandsSwedish
Skotska högländernaSwedish
Skotska höglandetSwedish
Skottlands högländerSwedish
ที่สูงสกอตThai
Kuzey İskoçyaTurkish
ГайлендсUkrainian
ХайлендсUkrainian
Шотландське високогір’яUkrainian
HighlandsUpper Sorbian
Šotiska wysočinaUpper Sorbian
اسکاٹش ہائی لینڈزUrdu
HighlandsVenetian
Ucheldir yr AlbanWelsh
Ucheldiroedd yr AlbanWelsh
Skotske HeechlannenWestern Frisian
苏格兰高地Wu Chinese
הויכלענדערYiddish
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