The Highlands stretches from Fort William in the west, right up the coast by Skye, around the North Coast 500 to Durness and John O Groats in the far north. It also runs up to Inverness and east out to Elgin, taking in Aviemore and some of the Cairngorms National Park.

Where are the Highlands and lowlands of Scotland?

Geographically, Scotland is divided into three distinct areas: the Highlands, the Central plain (Central Belt, in the Central Lowlands), and the Southern Uplands. The Lowlands cover roughly the latter two .Scottish Lowlands.Lowlands A Ghalldachd (Scottish Gaelic) Lallans, Lawlands (Scots)• Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)4 more rows