Places to see in ( Inverness - UK )
Places to see in ( Inverness - UK )
Inverness is a city on Scotland’s northeast coast, where the River Ness meets the Moray Firth. It's the largest city and the cultural capital of the Scottish Highlands. Its Old Town features 19th-century Inverness Cathedral, the mostly 18th-century Old High Church and an indoor Victorian Market selling food, clothing and crafts. The contemporary Inverness Museum and Art Gallery traces local and Highland history.
Inverness meaning Mouth of the River Ness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. Inverness is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Inverness lies near two important battle sites: the 11th-century battle of Blàr nam Fèinne against Norway which took place on The Aird and the 18th-century Battle of Culloden which took place on Culloden Moor.
Inverness is the northernmost city in the United Kingdom and lies within the Great Glen (Gleann Mòr) at its north-eastern extremity where the River Ness enters the Moray Firth. At the latest, a settlement was established by the 6th century with the first royal charter being granted by Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim (King David I) in the 12th century. The Gaelic king Mac Bethad Mac Findláich (MacBeth) whose 11th-century murder of King Duncan was immortalised in Shakespeare's play Macbeth, held a castle within the city where he ruled as Mormaer of Moray and Ross.
Inverness College is the main campus for the University of the Highlands and Islands. With around 8,500 students, Inverness College hosts around a quarter of all the University of the Highlands and Islands' students, and 30% of those studying to degree level.
Inverness is linked to the Black Isle across the Moray Firth by the Kessock Bridge. It has a railway station with Abellio ScotRail services to Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Thurso, Wick and Kyle of Lochlash. Inverness Airport is located 15 km east of the city and has scheduled flights to airports across the UK including London, Manchester, Belfast and the islands to the north and west of Scotland. Inverness is connected to London Euston by the Caledonian Sleeper, which departs six times a week and by the Virgin Trains East Coast operated Highland Chieftain to London King's Cross which runs daily.
Alot to see in ( Inverness - UK ) such as :
Urquhart Castle
Caledonian Canal
Cawdor Castle
Ness Islands
Inverness Cathedral
Clava cairn
Chanonry Point
Inverness Castle
Plodda Falls
Beauly Priory
Castle Stuart
Falls of Foyers
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
Whin Park
Inverness Leisure
ScotNature
Northern Meeting Park
The Steeple
Old High Church, Inverness
Dolphin Spirit Inverness
Castle Gallery
Ship Space
Merkinch Local Nature Reserve
Farraline Park
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Scottish Highlands Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit
Planning to visit Scottish Highlands? Check out our Scottish Highlands Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Scottish Highlands.
Top Places to visit in Scottish Highlands:
Glencoe, Highland Titles Nature Reserve, Ice Factor, Durness Beach, Bealach na Ba Road, Oldshoremore Beach, Caithness Seacoast, Wick Heritage Museum, Achmelvich Beach, Steall Waterfall, Sandwood Bay, Duncansby Head, Sango Bay, The Skye Ferry, Glencoe Lochan
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Places to see in ( Aberdeen - UK )
Places to see in ( Aberdeen - UK )
Aberdeen is a port city in northeast Scotland, where the Dee and Don rivers meet the North Sea. With an offshore petroleum industry, the city is home to an international population. It's also known as the ‘Granite City’ for its many enduring grey-stone buildings. The 19th-century Marischal College is typical – a monumental Victorian landmark that’s now headquarters of the City Council.
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 37th most populous built-up area. Nicknames include the Granite City, the Grey City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands. During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which can sparkle like silver because of its high mica content.
Aberdeen received Royal Burgh status from David I of Scotland (1124–53), transforming the city economically. The city's two universities, the University of Aberdeen, founded in 1495, and Robert Gordon University, which was awarded university status in 1992, make Aberdeen the educational centre of the north-east of Scotland. The traditional industries of fishing, paper-making, shipbuilding, and textiles have been overtaken by the oil industry and Aberdeen's seaport. Aberdeen Heliport is one of the busiest commercial heliports in the world and the seaport is the largest in the north-east of Scotland.
Aberdeen has won the Britain in Bloom competition a record-breaking ten times, and hosts the Aberdeen International Youth Festival, a major international event which attracts up to 1000 of the most talented young performing arts companies. In 2015, Mercer named Aberdeen the 57th most liveable city in the world, as well as the fourth most liveable city in Britain. In 2012, HSBC named Aberdeen as a leading business hub and one of eight 'super cities' spearheading the UK's economy, marking it as the only city in Scotland to receive this accolade.
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ), at Dyce in the north of the city, serves domestic and international destinations. The Dee Estuary, Aberdeen's harbour, has continually been improved. Starting out as a fishing port. Aberdeen is connected to the UK National Cycle Network, and has a track to the south connecting to cities such as Dundee and Edinburgh. National Express operate express coach services to London twice daily.
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Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Gordon Highlanders Museum
Craigievar Castle
Duthie Park
St Machar's Cathedral
Codonas Amusement Park
The Tolbooth, Aberdeen
Balmoral Castle
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Cruickshank Botanic Garden
Aberdeen Beach and Queens Links
Sunhoney
Hazlehead Park
Seaton Park
Grosvenor Casino Aberdeen
David Welch Winter Gardens
St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum
Westburn Park
Soul Casino
Victoria Park, Aberdeen
Donmouth Local Nature Reserve
King's Museum
Kirkhill Forest
Stewart Park, Aberdeen
Hazlehead Park Pets Corner
Johnston Gardens
Kincorth Hill
Brig o' Balgownie
Footdee War Memorial
Aberdeen Harbour Cruise
Girdle Ness Lighthouse
Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Bon Accord Terrace Gardens
Westfield Park
Broad Hill
Countesswells
King's College Chapel
Aberdeen St. Mark's Church of Scotland
Mercat Cross
Brimmond Hill
Scotstown Moor
The Blairs Museum
Dyce stones
Tullos Hill
Duke Of Gordon
Hatch - RGU Gray's Exhibition Space
Cat Cairn
Torry Point Battery
Tyrebagger
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Places to see in ( Dundee - UK )
Places to see in ( Dundee - UK )
Dundee is a coastal city on the Firth of Tay estuary in eastern Scotland. Its regenerated waterfront has 2 nautical museums: RRS Discovery, Captain Scott’s Antarctic expedition ship, and 19th-century warship, HM Frigate Unicorn. North of the water, Verdant Works is a museum celebrating the city’s jute-manufacturing heritage. The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum displays art and archaeological finds.
Dundee officially the City of Dundee, is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. ies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, Dundee forms one of the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland.
Historically part of Angus, the city of Dundee developed into a burgh in the late 12th century and established itself as an important east coast trading port. Rapid expansion was brought on by the Industrial Revolution, particularly in the 19th century when Dundee was the centre of the global jute industry. This, along with its other major industries gave Dundee its epithet as the city of jute, jam and journalism.
Today, Dundee is promoted as One City, Many Discoveries in honour of Dundee's history of scientific activities and of the RRS Discovery, Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic exploration vessel, which was built in Dundee and is now berthed at Discovery Point. Biomedical and technological industries have arrived since the 1980s, and the city now accounts for 10% of the United Kingdom's digital-entertainment industry. Dundee has two universities — the University of Dundee and the Abertay University. In 2014 Dundee was recognised by the United Nations as the UK's first UNESCO City of Design for its diverse contributions to fields including medical research, comics and video games.
A unique feature of Dundee is that its two professional football clubs Dundee United and Dundee F.C. have stadiums all but adjacent to each other. With the decline of traditional industry, the city has adopted a plan to regenerate and reinvent itself as a cultural centre. In pursuit of this, a £1 billion master plan to regenerate and to reconnect the Waterfront to the city centre started in 2001 and is expected to be completed within a 30-year period, with the Dundee Victoria & Albert Museum opening by 2018 at a cost of £80 million.
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Verdant Works
RRS Discovery
McManus Galleries
HMS Unicorn
Camperdown Country Park
Broughty Castle
Mills Observatory
Dundee Science Centre
Law, Dundee
The Howff
Tay Rail Bridge
University of Dundee Botanic Garden
Firth of Tay
Mains Castle
Craigtoun Country Park
Steeple Church
Camperdown, Dundee
Sidlaws
Dundee Contemporary Arts
Claypotts Castle
Monikie Country Park
Baxter Park
Crombie Country Park
Slessor Gardens
Barnhill Rock Garden
Desperate Dan Statue
Dundee Law
Balgay Park
Riverside Nature Park
Dundee Parish Church
Balmerino Abbey
Dundee Museum of Transport
Barry Mill
Morton Lochs
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Places to see in ( Ullapool - UK )
Places to see in ( Ullapool - UK )
Ullapool is a village of around 1,500 inhabitants in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands. Despite its small size Ullapool is the largest settlement for many miles around and an important port and tourist destination. The North Atlantic Drift passes Ullapool, moderating the temperature. A few Cordyline australis or New Zealand cabbage trees are grown in the town and are often mistaken for palms.
The village of Ullapool lies on Loch Broom, on the A835 road from Inverness. The Ullapool River flows through the village. On the east shore of Loch Broom, Ullapool was founded in 1788 as a herring port by the British Fisheries Society.
The region surrounding Ullapool is dominated by rugged mountains, and especially by Bheinn Ghobblach to the west, An Teallach to the south west (both across the loch), Beinn Dearg to the south east close to the head of Loch Broom, and Ben Mhòr na Còigich to the north. An Teallach is a massive mountain which dominates the area and consists of Torridonian sandstone, which is layered nearly horizontally.
Ullapool has a strong reputation as a centre for music, the arts and performance. The village of Ullapool has a small museum housed in a Telford Church, An Talla Solais, an arts centre with frequently changing exhibitions and workshops, a swimming pool and fitness centre, and several pubs, bed and breakfasts, restaurants and hotels.
In May every year there is the three-day Ullapool Book Festival which attracts a diverse range of writers and with work in both Scottish Gaelic and English. The Macphail Centre has a theatre hosting a regular programme of musical, dance and theatrical performances. Ullapool is home to the shinty team Lochbroom Camanachd.
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Thurso Train Trip Pt 6 Viking Places
My final clip (Pt 6) relating to my train trip to the far north of mainland Britain in Scotland.
I've called this one Viking Places, as the two venues I visit in this clip have historical links to the Viking/Norse past of this part of Scotland.
Great Britain IX at Thurso. 1st May 2016
The Great Britain IX rail tour reaches the most northernly railhead in Britain, Thurso. The station was built in 1874 by my great great grandfather, Master Mason, George Manson of Whitefield, Murkle, and his company
Places to see in ( Tain - UK )
Places to see in ( Tain - UK )
Tain is a royal burgh and parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The name derives from the nearby River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European root meaning 'flow'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, means 'Duthac's town', after a local saint also known as Duthus.
Tain railway station is on the Far North Line. The station is unmanned; in its heyday it had 30 staff. The station was opened by the Highland Railway on 1 January 1864. From 1 January 1923, the station was owned by the London Midland and Scottish Railway. Then in 1949 the British railways were nationalised as British Railways. When the railways were privatised the station became part of ScotRail.
Notable buildings in the town include Tain Tolbooth and St Duthus Collegiate Church. The town also has a local history museum, Tain Through Time, and the Glenmorangie distillery. Tain has two primary schools -Craighill (pupils - 274, April 2011) and Knockbreck (pupils - just under 120, April 2011) - and a secondary school called Tain Royal Academy with 500 pupils in summer 2014.
Tain was granted its first royal charter in 1066, making it Scotland's oldest Royal Burgh, commemorated in 1966 with the opening of the Rose Garden by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The 1066 charter, granted by King Malcolm III, confirmed Tain as a sanctuary, where people could claim the protection of the church, and an immunity, in which resident merchants and traders were exempt from certain taxes. These led to the development of the town.
Little is known of earlier history although the town owed much of its importance to Duthac. He was an early Christian figure, perhaps 8th or 9th century, whose shrine had become so important by 1066 that it resulted in the royal charter. The ruined chapel near the mouth of the river was said to have been built on the site of his birth. Duthac became an official saint in 1419 and by the late Middle Ages his shrine was an important places of pilgrimage in Scotland. King James IV came at least once a year throughout his reign to achieve both spiritual and political aims.
A leading landowning family of the area, the Clan Munro, provided political and religious figures to the town, including the dissenter Rev John Munro of Tain (died ca. 1630). The early Duthac Chapel was the center of a sanctuary. Fugitives were by tradition given sanctuary in several square miles marked by boundary stones. During the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his wife and daughter to the sanctuary for safety. The sanctuary was violated and they were captured by forces loyal to William II, Earl of Ross who handed them over to Edward I of England The women were taken to England and kept prisoner for several years.
Tain was a parliamentary burgh, combined with Dingwall, Dornoch, Kirkwall and Wick in the Northern Burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. Cromarty was added to the list in 1832.
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A Guide to Railways in Scotland
All aboard! Travelling around Scotland has never been easier with the amount of trains, railway lines and flexible tickets on offer year-round across the country. Whether you want to get from A to B, start a new adventure or simply explore a new part of Scotland, trains are an easy, stress and hassle-free way to do it.
Our trains are fast, modern and often spacious, with most carriages featuring designated areas for your luggage, bikes, and some even allow animals – but make sure you check guidelines first. Railway lines in Scotland go pretty much everywhere, from the Scottish capital of Edinburgh to the ‘Highland capital’ of Inverness, from the cultural hub of Glasgow to the gems in the south or northwards along the west coast – there are plenty of routes that will make you fall in love with Scotland’s landscapes.
Our railway stations are easy to find and easy to navigate around. In the stations, look out for sign posts for more transport options, connecting journeys, transfers and more if you want to have an entirely car-free holiday.
If you hop aboard a train in Scotland, you can choose from standard travel to luxury 5-star experiences – it’s all up to you! Exploring Scotland by train is also a great and rewarding way to see some spectacular scenery as you sit back and relax. Train lines in Scotland often run through iconic landscapes and locations, giving you the perfect opportunity to witness them in all their glory.
Some of our most notable rail journeys are:
• West Highland Line – Starting in Glasgow, venture northwards along the coast to Oban, then inwards to Fort William and on to the lovely fishing port of Mallaig for a scenic journey through some picturesque landscapes.
• Borders Railway – if you love history, breathtaking landscapes and outdoor activities then this line is for you. Venture from Edinburgh to Tweedbank on board the Borders Railway for an awesome adventure.
• Strathspey line – Enjoy a stunning trip through the heart of the Highlands with a special journey aboard an old-fashioned steam train.
Here are some of our tops tips to make sure you have the best railway adventure:
Book in advance – buying tickets ahead of your journey saves time, guarantees your seat, and you can often find deals and discounts online.
Plan ahead – make sure you know your train times, seat reservations and any connecting routes so you don’t miss out.
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What is the best hotel in Inverness Scotland? Top 3 best Inverness hotels as voted by travelers
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