Your Guide to the Scottish Highlands & Islands
MyHighlands.de is an independent, first-hand travel guide to Scotland, online since 2016 – built on real visits, tested tips and honest opinions, not copied listings. We’re steadily translating our full German guide into English. Here’s everything that’s ready for you today, with new guides added every week.
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Neptune’s Staircase – Poseidon’s Staircase near Fort William
A boat must pass eight gates at Banavie before it’s allowed into the Caledonian Canal. A tough test, especially for the…
Glen Etive – Where James Bond Looked Out Over Skyfall
A road winds into a deep valley, a man stands by his car and stares into the distance – the scene…
Rosslyn Chapel – the Legendary Church
It’s Scotland’s most famous, and perhaps most beautiful, church. But who actually had it built? The trail leads north. Rosslyn Chapel…
Clava Cairns – Bronze Age Burial Cairns and Stone Circles
Clava Cairns near Inverness bear witness to Scotland’s Bronze Age cults of the dead. The impressive site is barely visited. Yet…
Glen Coe – A Dream Setting for Death
What a beautiful landscape, what a brutal story. The Highland valley of Glen Coe was the setting for Scotland’s most infamous…
Maes Howe – Where the Dead Live on Orkney
This unassuming mound has been through a lot: death rituals, Viking graffiti and UFO researchers. And once a year, right on…
Skara Brae – Solid Stone Living on Orkney
Owning your own terraced house was in high demand even in the Stone Age. At Skara Brae, its residents made that…
Dun Carloway – Broch on the Outer Hebrides
Dun Carloway rises up like a fang, jagged and sharp. The Iron Age tower is considered one of the best-preserved brochs…
Duart Castle – Ancestral Seat of the MacLeans
Duart Castle keeps a fearsome watch over the narrow sound off the Isle of Mull. More than once it’s proven the…
Ardvreck Castle – MacLeod, His Daughter and the Devil
It’s easy to overlook, the ruin of Ardvreck Castle. Yet tragic stories cling to these walls – like that of MacLeod’s…
Pennan – A Bay With a Film Legend
A bay, a village, a legendary film – the little settlement of Pennan is surely one of the most idyllic spots…
Balnakeil Village – Murder, Sea and Chocolate
This place unites opposites: a visit to the ghost village of Balnakeil and, right next door, a thoroughly lively artists’ community…
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About This Guide
MyHighlands.de is written and maintained by Stephan Goldmann, who has been travelling Scotland since the 1990s and turned that passion into Germany’s best-known independent Scotland travel site. Every attraction listed here has been visited in person – opening times and prices are checked and refreshed regularly.
New English translations are added every week as part of an ongoing project – check back often, or dive into the growing library above.
