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Scotland
The Northern Highlands offer an excellent choice of things to do. Naturally, these inspirational landscapes are made for walkers and climbers. There are lochs - all but uncountable numbers in the north-west - to satisfy anglers who love solitude. There is a good choice of boat trips and cruises for close encounters with sea-caves, sea-stacks, seals and dolphins - and even to a special garden accessible only by sea. Golf, cycling, riding and watersports are all to be found here as well.
Inverness, Loch Ness & Nairn
Inverness"the city in the Highlands" is a modern city that is the Highland's main settlement and the hub of a transport network leading to and from all parts of the Highlands and the rest of the UK.The Loch Ness monster affectionately known as "Nessie" -s an alleged creature living in Loch Ness, a long, deep lake near Inverness.
Many sightings of the Nessie have been recorded, going back at least as far as St. Columba the Irish monk. The Fake in the Lakeho converted most of Scotland to Christianity in the 6th century. Columba apparently converted Nessie too for it is said that until he went out on the waters and soothed the beast, she had been a murderess.
At the southern end of the Great Glen, this area's main town is Fort William, a major and well-resourced touring and route centre for the West Highlands. The area also takes in the Highland landscapes between Loch Linnhe, the major sea-loch at the south of the Great Glen, and the western seaboard itself. These include the lands of Ardnamurchan, Ardgour, Morvern and Moidart - rugged landscapes notable for their soft and mild Atlantic climate, and - in places - their lush growth of mossy, fern-rich woodlands.
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