Glendruidh House Inverness

On the list of historic places...

by balfor

On the list of historic places we saw, there was an old church a little ways outside of Inverness that looked like a good afternoon jaunt. The directions to the place are kind of obscure and I'm not sure what the name of the place was, but it definately qualifies for 'Off the beaten path'. From the Torguish house, you cross M-5 headed toward Aberdeen, take the first right, follow that til you are lost, take a right and follow that for about 10 more miles. There you will find a small church replete with a cemetary dating back hundreds of years. It is a pretty interesting place to read all the gravestones and the life stories of those interred therein.

Walk along the River Ness

by kathymof

There is a wonderful walk along the River Ness. You can actually walk quite a ways starting in the area of Inverness Castle and heading south. It is a circular trip so you can start on one side and finish on the other. There are three beautiful foot bridges you can cross with two of them taking you to an island that is in the middle of the river. I walked it alone and felt perfectly safe the whole time. Many locals obviously enjoy the walk as well. One fun thing I saw is in the picture to the left - there was a downed tree on the island and someone had painted a mouth inside a cavity in the log and also painted an eye - it looked like the Loch Ness Monster! Kids would probably love it. The paths were well maintained and clean. It made for a very pleasant stoll on a warm, sunny afternoon.

The Highlands

by penrithmere

"Scotland"

I am American, but my heart is in the highlands of Scotland.

No mosquitoes, plenty of rain, wind, and Haggis; Scotland was my favorite place to be from the UK. I loved it due to the magnificent mountains and the trees with either white or red flowers, and to top it off with streams runnning every where. The landscapes taken from the Harry Potter movies are from Scotland, and the movie Braveheart completed to whole feel of this land.