Welcome to Highland

Highland is the largest council area in the United Kingdom. It shares borders with Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute, Moray and Perth and Kinross. More commonly known as Highlands as replicated on road signs on the boundaries.

Despite its name, the area does not cover the entire Scottish Highlands. The population density is less than one seventh of Scotland as a whole. Inverness is the largest settlement.

The highest point in the Highlands is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the United Kingdom. This region contains the most northern point Dunnet Head, and the most western point Corrachagh Mor.

Despite the name not all of the region is mountainous, the areas east of Inverness, as well as the Black Isle, eastern Sutherland and all of Caithness are, in fact, low-lying.

Highland also hosts  many towns and villages  including Alness, Carrbridge, Drumnadrochit, Gairloch, Invergarry, John o,Groats, Kyle of Lochalsh, Mallaig, Plockton, Spean Bridge and Ullapool.