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Aberlour: 155
Abertarff House (Inverness): 116
Accommodations: See Sleeping; and specific destinations
Airport, in Kirkwall: 179
Air travel, resources: 199
Ambulance: 198
Appin: 29
Applecross: 167
Applecross Road: 166–167
Archaeological sites: Clava Cairns, 130–131; Glencoe Valley, 56; Kilmartin Glen, 45–47; Orkney Islands, 183–188; Scottish Crannog Centre (Kenmore), 151–152; Skye, 99
Ardmair: 170
Ardvrech Castle: 170–171
Arisaig: 70
Aros Community Theatre (Portree): 83
Arrochar: 42
Atholl Country Life Museum (Pitlochry): 151
Atlantis Leisure Centre (Oban): 22
ATMs: 193–194
Audio Europe, Rick Steves: 199
Baggage storage: Inverness, 109, 124; Oban, 18
Bagpipes: 116
Baile Gean: 150
Ballachulish: 29; eating, 62; sleeping, 61
Ballater: 160–162
Ballymeanoch: 47
Balmoral Castle: 158–160
Barnhouse Village: 185
Bars: See Pubs
Battle of Culloden: 125–130
Beaches: Ceannabeinne Beach, 172; Durness, 171; Iona, 38; Oban, 15; Scourie, 171
Bealach na Bà: 167
Bed & breakfasts (B&Bs): 196. See also specific destinations
Beer: 197. See also Pubs
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival (Inverness): 109
Ben More (Mull): 33
Ben Nevis: 65
Biking (bike rentals): Glencoe, 51; Inverness, 109, 112; Oban, 18; Pitlochry, 141–142; Skye, 78
Bishop’s Palace (Kirkwall): 181
“Black sheep”: 5
Blair Athol Distillery (Pitlochry): 143
Blair Castle: 150–151
Boat travel and cruises: Iona, 30–31; Loch Ness, 112, 135, 137; Mull, 30–31; Oban, 18–19, 29; Staffa, 32. See also Ferries
Bonnie Price Charlie: See Charles Edward Stuart
Bookstores: Inverness, 109; Oban, 15; Ullapool, 169
“Bouncy Bridge” (Inverness): 116
Braemar: 159
Bugs: 5
Burial Island: 49–50
Buses: 12–13, 198; Fort William, 66; Glencoe, 62–63; Inverness, 124; Oban, 18; Pitlochry, 148; Skye, 73, 76
Cabar Fèidh (Inverness): 116
Cairngorms National Park: 138, 148, 158–159
Caledonian Canal: 63–64, 68, 118, 136, 137
Caledonian Canal Centre: 136, 137
Car travel (driving): 12, 197–198; Fort William, 67; Glasgow to Oban, 41–47; Glencoe Valley, 54–56; Inverness, 125; North Coast, 166–171; Oban, 29; Road to the Isles, 67–71; Skye, 73; Trotternish Peninsula, 89–96
Castles: Ardvrech Castle, 170–171; Armadale Castle, 103, 105; Balmoral Castle, 158–160; Blair Castle, 150–151; Cawdor Castle, 131–132; Dunnottar Castle, 162; Dunollie Castle, 21–22; Duntulm Castle, 94; Dunvegan Castle, 96–99; Eilean Donan Castle, 105–106, 166; Inveraray Castle, 43, 45; Inverness Castle, 114–115, 118; Mey Castle, 173; Taymouth Castle, 152; Urquhart Castle, 135
Castle Stalker: 29
Cawdor (village): 132
Cawdor Castle: 131–132
Ceannabeinne Beach: 172
Ceilidh dancing: Inverness, 109; Oban, 24
Ceilidh House (Skye): 94
Charles Edward Stuart (“Bonnie Price Charlie”): 3, 65, 67–70, 79, 95, 98, 102, 107, 118; Culloden Battlefield, 125–130
Church Street (Inverness): 115
Cinema, in Oban: 24
Clan Donald Center (Skye): 103, 105
Clava Cairns: 130–131
Coffin Cairn: 56
Columba, Saint: 35, 36, 116, 135, 153–154
Columba 1400 Centre (Skye): 93
Commando Memorial (Spean Bridge): 65–66, 67
Craigellachie: 155–156
Craigellachie Bridge: 156
Crathie Kirk (Ballater): 160
Cruises: See Boat travel and cruises
Cuillin Hills: 100–102
Culloden Battlefield: 125–130
Currency and exchange: 193–194
Deeside: 158–162
Dining: See Eating
Distilleries: See Whisky
Dochart Falls: 153
Downton Abbey (TV series): 43
Driving: See Car travel
Dufftown: 156–157
Duirinish Peninsula: 99
Dunadd: 46
Dunbar’s Hospital (Inverness): 116
Dun Beag Fort: 99
Duncansby Head Lighthouse: 174
Duncansby Stacks: 174
Dunchraigaig Cairn: 47
Dunkeld: 153–154
Dunnet: 173
Dunnet Head: 172–173
Dunnottar Castle: 162
Dunollie Castle and Museum: 21–22
Duntulm Castle: 94
Dunvegan: 96–99
Dunvegan Castle: 96–99
Durness: 171–172
Dynamic currency conversion: 194
Earl’s Palace (Kirkwall): 181
Easdale (Seil): 23
Eastern Scotland: 138–162; map, 139. See also specific destinations
Eating: 196–197. See also Supermarkets; specific destinations
Edradour Distillery (Pitlochry): 142–143, 144
Edradour Walk (Pitlochry): 143–144
Eilean Donan Castle: 105–106, 166
Elgol: 102
Emergencies: 198
Enchanted Forest (Pitlochry): 141
Etape Loch Ness bike race (Inverness): 109
Events: See Festivals
Explorers Garden (Pitlochry): 146
Fairy Flag: 97
Fairy Glen (Skye): 95–96
Fairy Pools (Skye): 100, 101–102
Falls of Dochart: 153
Ferries: Iona, 31; Kerrera, 22–23; Mull, 30–31, 33; Oban, 29, 30–31; Orkney Islands, 113, 178–179; Skye, 67–68, 70, 73; Staffa, 32
Ferry Road (Pitlochry): 144
Festivals: 199; Inverness, 109; Pitlochry, 141. See also Highland Games
Fingal’s Cave (Staffa): 39–41
Fionnphort (Mull): 33
Flodigarry Hotel: 93
Folk museums: 53, 94, 149–150, 151
Folk music: See Scottish folk music
Fort Augustus: 137
Fort William: 63–67; eating, 66; itineraries, 48; map, 50–51; sights, 64–66; sleeping, 66; tourist information, 64; transportation, 64, 66–67
Gair Loch: 168
Gairloch: 168
Gallanach: 22–23
Game of Thrones: 165
Giant Angus MacAskill Museum (Dunvegan): 99
Gills Bay: 173; ferry, 178–179
Glasgow: 41
Glebe Cairn: 47
Glen Aray: 45
Glenbrittle: 101
Glencoe: 49–63; eating, 62; itineraries, 48; map, 50–51; sights/activities, 52–59; sleeping, 60–61; tourist information, 50–51; transportation, 62–63
Glencoe Folk Museum: 53
Glencoe House: 57
Glencoe Lochan: 57
Glencoe Massacre (1692): 53
Glencoe Ski Centre: 56
Glencoe Valley: 54–56; driving tour, 54–56; eating, 62; hiking, 56–59; map, 54–55; sleeping, 60–61
Glencoe Visitor Centre: 50–51, 53, 54–55
Glen Croe: 42
Glen Etive: 56
Glenfiddich Distillery (Dufftown): 156–157
Glenfinnan: 68–70
Glenfinnan Monument: 70
Glenfinnan Viaduct: 69–70
Glenlivet Distillery: 157–158
Golf: Cawdor, 132; Pitlochry, 145
Great Glen Fault: 136
Groceries: See Supermarkets
Guidebooks, Rick Steves: 199
Harry Potter sights: 52, 55, 70–71
Helpful hints: 198–199
Highland Boundary Fault: 3, 42
Highland Clearances: 91
Highland Folk Museum (Newtonmore): 149–150
Highland Games: 6, 10–11; Braemar, 160; Inverness, 109; Oban, 18; Pitlochry, 141; Skye, 82
Highland Park Distillery (Kirkwall): 181–182
Highlands: 3–162; hiking, overview, 4; itineraries, 6–9, 12; map, 8–9; overview, 3–6; tours,: from Inverness: 112–113; from Oban: 18–19; transportation, 12–13. See also specific destinations
High Street (Fort William): 64, 66
High Street (Inverness): 108, 115
High Street (Pitlochry): 144–145
Hiking (walking): 4; Ben Nevis, 65; Glencoe Valley, 56–59; Inverness, 118–119; Pitlochry, 141, 143–144; Skye, 83, 100, 101–102
Holidays: 199
Hootananny (Inverness): 116, 119, 123
Hostels: Glencoe, 61; Inverness, 122; Kirkwall, 182; Oban, 27; Portree, 85; Ullapool, 169
Hotels: 195–196. See also specific destinations
Hoy: 191
Hoy’s Old Man: 191
Inner Hebrides: 14–47, 72–106; map, 31; planning tips, 14–15. See also specific destinations
Inveraray: 45
Inveraray Jail: 45
Inverewe Gardens: 168
Invermoriston: 136
Inverness: 4–5, 108–125; eating, 123–124; helpful hints, 108–109; itineraries, 107; maps, 110–111, 134; nightlife, 119–120; sights/activities, 117–119; sleeping, 120–122; tourist information, 108; tours, 109, 112–113; transportation, 124–125; walking tour, 114–117
Inverness Castle: 114–115, 118
Inverness City Hall: 115
Inverness Clock Tower: 114
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery: 117
Inverness Old High Church: 116–117
Inverness Shinty Club: 109, 118
Iona: 33–39; history of, 35; map, 37; sights/activities, 34–38; sleeping and eating, 38–39; tours, 30–31; transportation, 31–32, 34
Iona Abbey: 35–38
Iona Community’s Welcome Centre: 38
Iona Heritage Center: 34
Irish connection: 44
Island of Discussion: 50
Isle of Hoy: 191
Isle of Iona: 33–39; history of, 35; map, 37; sights/activities, 34–38; sleeping and eating, 38–39; tours, 30–31; transportation, 31–32, 34
Isle of Kerrera: 22–23
Isle of Lewis: 169
Isle of Mull: 33; map, 31; tours, 30–31; transportation, 31–32
Isle of Seil: 23
Isle of Skye: 72–106; feuding clans of, 104; itineraries, 73, 89; map, 74–75; sights, 89–106; tours, 76–77, 78; from Inverness: 112–113; transportation, 73, 76. See also Portree
Isle of Staffa: 39–41; map, 31; planning tips, 14–15; tours, 32; transportation, 32
Italian Chapel (Scapa Flow): 188–189
Itineraries: 6–9, 12; Fort William, 48; Glencoe, 48; Inner Hebrides, 14–15; Inverness, 107; Loch Ness, 107; Northern Scotland, 164; Orkney Islands, 175, 178
Jacobite Exhibit (Glenfinnan): 69
Jacobite Steam Train: 52, 70–71
John Muir Trust (Pitlochry): 145
John Muir Way: 4
John O’Groats: 173–174
Kenmore: 152–153
Kensaleyre: 96
Kerrera: 22–23
Kilmartin Glen: 45–47
Kilmartin Museum: 47
Kilt Rock (Skye): 92–93
Kincraig: 149
Kinlochewe: 168
Kinlochmore: 59
Kirkwall: 179–183; eating, 183; sights/activities, 180–182; sleeping, 182
Kirkwall Airport: 179
Knockan Crag: 170
Kyleakin: 102
Kyle of Durness: 171
Kyle of Lochalsh: 102–103, 166
Kyle of Tongue: 172
Language: See Gaelic language
Laundry: Inverness, 109; Oban, 18; Portree, 78
Lawn bowling: Oban, 22; Pitlochry, 145
Lealt Gorge: 92
Leault Working Sheepdogs: 148–149
Lennon, John: 171
Little Loch Broom: 168–169
Loch Achtriochtan: 55
Loch Assynt: 170–171
Loch Awe: 45
Loch Carron: 166
Loch Coruisk: 102
Loch Dunvegan: 96
Loch Eilt: 52
Loch Eriboll: 172
Loch Ewe: 168
Loch Fyne: 43
Lochgilphead: 45
Loch Glendhu: 171
Lochinver: 171
Loch Lomond: 42
Loch Long: 42
Loch Maree: 168
Loch Morar: 52
Loch nan Uamh: 70
Loch Ness: 133–137; cruises, 112, 135, 137; itineraries, 107; map, 134; tours, from Inverness, 112
Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition: 134–135
Loch Ness Marathon (Inverness): 109
Loch Ness monster: 133–135
Loch Tay: 151–153
Loch Torridon: 167–168
Love Your Sweets (Pitlochry): 145
Luggage storage: See Baggage storage
McCaig’s Tower (Oban): 20
MacDonald, Flora: 79, 93, 94, 98, 118, 127; Monument, 95
MacDonalds clan: 103, 104, 105
MacDougall clan: 21
MacLeod clan: 94, 96–99, 104, 105
Maeshowe: 184
Market, in Inverness: 115–116
Martin, George R.R.: 165
Mary, Queen of Scots: 127
Mary-Ann’s Cottage (Dunnet): 173
Meall House (Portree): 81–82
Medical help: 198
Mercat cross (Inverness), 115; (Kirkwall), 181; (Portree), 79
Metric system: 199
Mey Castle: 173
Midges: 5
Mobile phones: 194–195
Money: 193–194
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (movie): 49
Morriston Falls: 136
Movie theater, in Oban: 24
Muir, John: 145
Mull: 33; map, 31; tours, 30–31; transportation, 31–32
Munro, Hugh: 3–4
Munro Society: 4
Music: See Scottish folk music
Neist Point and Lighthouse: 99–100
Neptune’s Staircase: 68
Ness of Brodgar: 185–186
Nether Largie North Cairn: 47
Nether Largie South Cairn: 47
Nether Largie Standing Stones: 47
Nevis Range Mountain Experience: 65
Newtonmore, folk museum: 149–150
Nightlife: See Pubs
North Beach (Iona): 38
North Coast: 164–174
Northern Scotland: 163–192; itineraries, 164; map, 165. See also specific destinations
Nunnery Ruins (Iona): 34
Oban: 15–29; eating, 27–28; helpful hints, 15, 18; itineraries, 14–15; maps, 16–17, 31; nightlife, 23–24; sights/activities, 19–23; sleeping, 24–27; tourist information, 15; tours, 18–19; transportation, 28–29
Oban Esplanade: 15; sleeping, 25
Oban Lawn Bowling Club: 22
Oban War & Peace Museum: 21
Oban Whisky Distillery: 20–21
Old High Church (Inverness): 116–117
Old Man of Hoy: 191
Old Man of Storr (Skye): 83, 91
Orbital Recreational Track: 57
Orkney chairs: 187
Orkney Islands: 174–192; eating, 183; itineraries, 175, 178; map, 176–177; sights/activities, 183–192; sleeping, 182; tours, from Inverness, 113, 179; transportation, 178–179
Orkney Museum (Kirkwall): 181
Orkney Uncovered: 179
Outlander (TV series): 49, 95, 130, 131, 150; guided tours, 109, 113
Packing list: 199
Pentland Firth: 174
Phones: 194–195
Picts: 44, 46, 117, 174, 183–184
Pitlochry: 139–148; eating, 147–148; helpful hints, 141–142; map, 140–141; sights/activities, 142–146; sleeping, 146–147; tourist information, 141; transportation, 148
Pitlochry Bowling Club: 145
Pitlochry Dam Visitors Centre: 145–146
Pitlochry Festival Theatre: 146
Pitlochry Golf Course: 145
Pitlochry Salmon Ladder: 140, 141, 145–146
Pitlochry Whisky Walk: 143–144
Polewe: 168
Police: 198
Portree: 77–88; eating, 86–88; helpful hints, 78; map, 81; nightlife, 83; sights/activities, 79–83; sleeping, 83–86; tourist information, 78
Portree Harbor: 79–81; eating, 87
Portree Medical Centre: 82
Pound, Scottish: 193–194
Prehistoric sites: See Archaeological sites
Prince’s Cairn: 70
Pubs: 196–197; Ballater, 161; Fort William, 66; Glencoe, 62; Inverness, 119, 120; Kirkwall, 183; Oban, 24; Pitlochry, 147–148; Seil, 23; Skye, 83
Quiraing, the: 93
Rannoch Moor: 56
Reader feedback: 199
Resources from Rick Steves: 199
Rest-and-Be-Thankful Pass: 42
Restaurants: See Eating; and specific destinations
Ring of Brodgat: 186
River Lealt: 92
Road to the Isles: 67–71
Robertsons of Pitlochry: 144–145
Rowling, J.K.: See Harry Potter sights
Royal Deeside: 158–162
Royal Hotel (Portree): 79
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI): 80
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig: 105
St. Columba Cathedral (Dunkeld): 153–154
St. Magnus Cathedral (Kirkwall): 180–181
St. Margaret’s Hope: 190; ferry, 178–179
St. Oran’s Chapel (Iona): 34–35
Salmon ladder, in Pitlochry: 140, 141, 145–146
Scapa Flow: 188–191
Scorrybreac Path (Skye): 83
Scotch whisky: See Whisky
Scottish Crannog Centre (Kenmore): 151–152
Scottish folk music: Glencoe, 62; Inverness, 119; Oban, 23–24; Skye, 83
Scottish Highland Games: See Highland Games
Scottish Highlands: See Highlands; and specific destinations
Scourie: 171
Sea kayaking, in Oban: 19
Seil: 23
Shieldaig: 167
Shinty, in Inverness: 109, 118
Skaill House: 187
Skara Brae: 186–187
Skye: 72–106; feuding clans of, 104; itineraries, 73, 89; map, 74–75; sights, 89–106; tours, 76–77, 78; from Inverness: 112–113; transportation, 73, 76. See also Portree
Skye Gathering Hall (Portree): 82
Skye Museum of Island Life: 94
Sleep code: 195
Sleeping: 195–196. See also specific destinations
Sligachan: 101; eating, 88; sleeping, 86
Smartphones: 194–195
Smoo Cave: 171–172
Soccer: 80
Somerled Square (Portree): 79
Speyside Cooperage (Craigellachie): 155, 156
Speyside Whisky Trail: 154–158
Staffa: 39–41; map, 31; planning tips, 14–15; tours, 32; transportation, 32
Staffa Tours: 32
Stob Mhic Mhartuin: 59
Stonehaven: 162
Stones of Stenness: 185
Storr’s Old Man (Skye): 83, 91
Strathaven Terrace (Oban), sleeping: 24–25
Strathcanaird: 170
Strathcarron: 166
Stromness: 191–192; ferry, 178
Supermarkets: Ballater, 161; Iona, 34; Oban, 18; Pitlochry, 148
Superstitions: 5
Swimming, in Oban: 22
Talisker Distillery (Skye): 100
Tarbet: 42
Taymouth Castle: 152
Telephones: 194–195
Telford, Thomas: 67, 68, 79, 80, 101, 136, 156
Temple Wood Stone Circles: 47
Theater, in Pitlochry: 146
Theft alert: 198
Three Chimneys Restaurant (Colbost): 88, 100
Three Sisters: 56
Thurso: 172
Tigh-an-Truish (Seil): 23
Time zone: 198–199
Tip of Trotternish: 93–94
Tipping: 197
Torridon: 167–168
Tourist information: 199. See also specific destinations
Train travel: 12, 197; Fort William, 66; Inverness, 124; Oban, 28–29; Pitlochry, 148
Transportation: 197–198. See also specific destinations
Travel insurance: 199
Treshnish Island: 19
Trotternish Peninsula: 89–96; map, 90
Trotternish Ridge: 91
Tyndrum: 29
Ullapool: 169–170
Ulva: 32
Union Street (Inverness): 115
Urquhart Castle: 135
Valtos: 92
Victorian Market (Inverness): 115–116
Vikings: 35, 42, 117, 153, 172, 174–175, 181, 183–184, 187
Visitor information: 199. See also specific destinations
Walkers Shortbread (Arberlour): 155
Weather: 5
Wentworth Street (Portree): 79
Wester Ross: 164–174
West Highland Museum (Fort William): 64–65
West Highland Railway Line: 70–71
Whisky: 197; Aberlour, 155; Craigellachie, 155–156; Dufftown, 157; Glenfiddich, 156–157; Glenlivet, 157–158; Kirkwall, 181–182; Oban, 20–21; Pitlochry, 142–144; Skye, 100; Speyside Whisky Trail, 154–158
Whisky Museum (Dufftown): 157
Wi-Fi: 194–195
World War I: 52, 79, 116, 144, 189, 190
World War II: 21, 65–66, 93, 116; Scapa Flow, 188–191
Yesnaby: 187–188