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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL TOP 10 SCOTLAND 10 Sights in Edinburgh & Glasgow 10 Malt whiskies & where to enjoy them 10 Outstanding golf courses 10 Best hotels, inns & B&Bs 10 Most fun places for children 10 Castles, gardens & lochs 10 Liveliest pubs & clubs 10 Idyllic island retreats 10 Best restaurants 110 Insider tip0s for every visitor YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING Scotland Area by Area This Top 10 Travel Guide to Scotland is divided into nine areas: the nation’s capital, Edinburgh; the Southern Uplands; North and East of Edinburgh; Glasgow; North and West of Glasgow; Grampian and Moray; the Highlands; West Coast Islands; and the Far North, including the Orkney and Shetland isles. Each area is colour coded; the colour bands of the chapters correspond to the Royal Scots soldiers colours shown on the maps here. Almost every place mentioned in the book has a map reference, which takes you to the maps opening out from the flaps. At lant ic 40 miles 0 km 40 West Coast Islands pp116–123 Isle of Lewis Harris Highland pp110–115 North Uist Isle of Skye South Uist Rum Coll Glamis Castle Tiree Mull Nort pp96 Colonsay Jura Islay Edinburgh skyline from Calton Hill H r e n n I O s e d i r b e b e H r e t u s e d i r Port of Ness Stornoway Tarbert Rodel Uig Torridon Kyle of Lochalsh Kilbride Armadale Mallaig Fort W G Tobermory Craignure Fionnphort Lochgilphead Cam The Far North pp124–129 Shetland Islands Left Whisky Stills Right Portree, Isle of Skye The Far North pp124–129 Orkney Islands Ocean North Sea Isle of Skye ds 5 Grampian and Moray pp102–107 Loch Ness Cairngorm Mountains Loch Lochy North and East Glencoe of Edinburgh pp84–89 th and West of Glasgow –101 Loch Lomond Edinburgh Glasgow pp68–77 pp90–95 Arran Loch Doon Golfer at Nairn pp78–83 Southern Uplands Tay N o r t h W e s t H i g h l a n d s m a r G n a i p o M d n p a l Spey n i a t n u u t h e r n s U s S o Brae Lerwick Scalloway Kirkwall Stromness Thurso Tounge Wick Scourie Lybster Helmsdale Lairg Ullapool Forres Garve n Elgin Inverness Huntly Aviemore Aberdeen Fort Augustus Kingussie Crathie Laggan Dee Stonehaven William Glencoe Forfar Dundee Crianlarich Lochearnhead Oban Perth St Andrews Kirkcaldy Stirling Dunfermline Falkirk Greenock Livingston Dunmore Motherwell Berwick-upon- East Tweed Irvine Kilbride Peebles Melrose Brodick Kilmarnock Selkirk Ayr Cumnock Harwick mpbeltown Moffat Dumfries Gretna Green Carlisle Stranraer a rto m S n H O u t e g h l a n ds r H e b h c H i r i d e s n i M i w r e L e h T k c A99 T h u r s o A9 A9 y t r i F h a C a r r o n h r h F i r t D o r n o c Westray Shetland Hermaness Sanday Scotland Islands Unst Rousay Eday Fetlar Yell Stronsay Skara Brae Mainland Shapinsay Stenness Ring of Brodgar Copister Kirkwall Maes Howe Hillswick Papa Stour Brae Whalsay Stromness 4 Scapa r DHIGSTHILLAENRDY PARK OIsrlakndeys Melby Mainland OLD MAN OF HOY Hoy Flow t Weisdale h South 4 Ronaldsay Foula Scalloway Lerwick Dunnet Cape Wrath Head John o'Groats Scrabster 4 Mousa Sandwood Durness Melvich Thurso Jarlshof Broch Bay Loch Port of Ness Eriboll Kinlochbervie Tounge FORSINARD Caithness Glass Handa Ben Hope NREASTEURVEE Wick Arnol Barvas 927m Forsinard Scourie Carloway Seisiadar Altnaharra Loch Aird Uig Rimsdale Lybster Callanish Stornoway Kylesku 4 Ben Kilbreck Lochinver 961m Isle of Lewis Ben More Assynt 998m o Helmsdale Achiltibuie Ledmore Lairg Aird Asaig SumImslesr N o r t h S e a Golspie Tarbert 4 Ullapool Culrain 4 Dornoch Harris Inverewe Gardens An Teallach Fionn 1071m Tain Loch BernerayRodel Gairloch Poolewe Lossiemouth SKYE M ISULASENUDML IOFF ffi L h Sgur1r1 M10or Ben Wyvis Buckie Portsoy Macduff Crovie Fraserburgh l a n d F i r e k y O P e n t l B e l d a A835 s e l m H A9 d a l e s l l a e s S I n n e r H e b r A93 A90 i d e s h We s t L o oNrt c G r a m A92 Sleat c A82 A828 A82 Glen Mor Findh nor A816 h M Sp e y p i a n A83 I A9 s a l Lerwick f r o ray M i F A887 A86 i a t A9 n u o A811 A90 A92 A915 h l e n A f A95 s n w A A90 A92 A91 F o r t A96 G D e e A93 e A85 A85 A977 o f s A85 i r A91 t h N Uoirstth Lo4chmaddy ISLAND L4IFE Staffin Red Point MLaorecheLiathach 1110mFaLnoncihch Garve B10e4n5 DWminyvgwisallCroFmoratrty BCRAOSDTLIE Forres Elgin Buckie A98 BanfMf aDcUdFFu HffOUGSEardenstown Borreraig Uig OFLD S TMOARNR TorrLidoochn 1053m Achnasheen Strathpeffer George Nairn DAISLTLIALLSE DRHY U Keith Turriff Shieldaig Torridon North Kessock C Cawstldeor Craigellachie MACALLAN FCyavsitele Peterhead Creagorry Dun Overgbaonst ISskleea boofs St kyePorRtraeaesay Applec ProloscsktonLochcarron Loch NessInverness BCautlltoledfieenld BalliDnIdSCTAaIRLlLDlEoHRcUYh GLENFARCLAS DufHftouwntnly FyvPiietmedden Ellon South TALISKER DISTILLERY Sligachan Duirinish Drumnadrochit Grantown- GLENLIVET Garden Uist Sea of the Carbost Kyle of Eilean Donan URQUHART CASTLE on-Spey Speybridge D Inverurie Kilbride 4L EorcishkbaoyisdaHleebr ides Canna SnEclgoonBlsroear dforLdocKhyalelsrhea Five CS1ia0s6stte5lrmes C11a8r2nm Eige FAFourygteursstusFOYERS FKALiLnSWguILDsHLsIGiFeHEA LPAvANiReDKmore C1CM2a4iar5onimr uGnnogtromariTnmoms intoul ACRbAoICGyAIEnSVoTeALnRE CRATHlfEoSr CdASTDLREUM CASTLE k 4Aberdeen Barra 4 Rum Armadale 4 Inverie Invergarry Newtonmore Ben Macdui Crathie Ballater Castlebay Kinloch 4 Mallaig4 Loch Laggan 1309m Balmoral Banchory 4 Loch MTaorrbaert Lochy Braemar Stonehaven Ei 4gg Arisaig GMloenufimnneannt SBpriedagne Dalwhinnie Glenshee CDausntolettar Muck 4 Lochailoart Fort William Clova r c h 1B3e4n4 Nmevis CABSLTALIRE Blair Atholl Brechin St Cyrus Coll KilcAhor adnn a m u StrontianLoCchorran GlOenncicohe KinGlolcehnlecveone Tummel BriKdigllieecrLTanuomckhiemel PitEDlDIoSRTcAILhDLOErRUyYR Kirriemuir MWOILNMDTLRIoFOEnS CEtrE BoNATsSReIEN A t l a n t i c Tiree 4 4 DTeorvbaeigrmory Lochaline Liendnahige ApBpidinea1n1 N50amm Bian BenS Lc1ah2wi1ee4h1rma0sl8li3omn LAobcehrfKeeldnymore DBulnakireglodwrie GClamstlies GlamFisorfar Arbroath Scarnish Isle of Mull Lismore Tay Carnoustie Taynuilt Ben Cruachan O c e a n Staffa Craignure 4Oban 1124m Tyndrum Killin Scone Dundee 4 Lochawe Lochearnhead N o r t h Kerrera Iona KICLACSHTULREN Crianlarich Ben Vorlich Crieff Perth Cupar St Andrews S e a KEY OTotph e1r0 p plalacece o of fi nintetererestst CFionlonnp4shaoyrt ArdAurdalIuinsslesea GoKaf irSClKdmerieilinemnllafsaonrrtdin AuCchrIaninrvadeCerraaiC GsnrtaralaeyrrdaeenInverA LaroBraoceychnh aLanorLNdmuo9 aTLs7cotohsoh3inonec mLdnh dTo arKmol asPotsarniarndckehBslaiSr tDirSrlauiCnfmagBlr lmaCia nPa9odSnas8DCntAetOro5idlSkrUremcTlNiLknEbguDrnunMWblaoCnlnluGeaulclrmeoenseesnatglesDAbuDbnuefKenyirfnmerromlisnslieneFPKaGilrklakelcaneanrlodtyhes NESeatu sMtkNoAonnrastChntr sauBitlehrewrick k Airport Oronsay Tarbert Lochgilphead Drymen Falkirk Deep Sea World Dunbar MFeorrtyo rpwoarty Paps of7 J8u0rma Knockrome Portavadie WDemunyosso nBay Dumbarton AlexandriaCumFbaelrkniraku lWd heel Linli Pthaglaocwe k Edinburgh Haddington CockburnspaStht Abb's Head Jura Cl d b k Glasgow i d i B i St Abb's F l A87 i A87 A830 n A8 u i l E A1 a r A82 n M9 A96 A9 C A90 A9 G e l T y r e A82 n a T h o r A87 v o l C y A9 t n r et t a M90 a h s i t r w T e K i n t y r e A77 e A83 A702 d A701 A737 A71 A77 A702 A7 A43 a n d s u o S p l A69 A596 A69 n r e h U t A75 M8 A71 A 63 A75 O RMatahiliwner ar royo aladinde B PoowrtmnaohreaAvsePknaIosirgtla4yJura Dunmo4reRo4theCsla4yoR nCoaatihgsetlseayBCuut4embr4ae LarJgoshnCsltyodneebanPkakisley GElasstgoHwamiltMAoinrodtrhierwell LivinPgesntoicnuik BoRCnohnsaysprliyegnlg DGLISETNILKLIENRCYHIE MDAuNGnDEsrHReOSeTUOSnSNEtl aAwbb s EyeBTumwpeorewnuei-tdchk- N Suamtiomniatl Park boundary Port LEDAIlPSleHTIRnLOLEARI 4GY LDAISGTAIVLLUELRINY Gigha Br CoadsitcLlekochranAzradrossa4n Irvine Kilbride LNaneawrk BiBgOgTaANr IC DGAWRDYECNK GKAARIDLPZEINeE eblesStow Melrose HMoeullseeKrsetlasion Coldstream Galashiels 4 Troon Kilmarnock Dryburgh Abbey Brodick k Loch Melrose Wooler Shetland Arran Prestwick Mauchline Skeen Selkirk Abbey United Kingdom Islands Ayr Tweedsmuir Jedburgh Campbeltown 4 BU HRENRSIT NAGATEI OPANRAKL Cumnock Hawick Mull of Kintyre Culzean Castle A70 Sanquhar St Kilda North Turnberry Kirkoswald Moffat Teviothead At lant ic SCOTLAND Sea Girvan Loch Drumlanrig Rochester Ocean 4 Doon Castle Glasgow Edinburgh Ballycastle Galloway Langholm North Ballantrae Forest Park N. I. Cushendall Channel Loch Dumfries Canonbie Colwell Trool Dublin Manchester Newton Gretna Green ORFE IPRUELBALNICD Liverpool Carnlough Cairnryan Stewart New Abbey Caerlaverock Hexham ENGLAND 4 Gatehouse Castle Castle WALES Stranraer of Fleet Douglas Carlisle Wigtown E N G L A N D London Larne 4 Portpatrick Kirkcudbright LOGAN BOTANIC GARDEN FRANCE 40 20 miles 0 km 20 40 Bangor Drummore A697 A76 A75 A696 M2 M74 A68 A68 M74 A1 A697 A7 M6 A2 A68 A68 A703 A76 A78 A26 DK EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES SCOTLAND ALASTAIR SCOTT Left Deacon Brodie’s Tavern, Edinburgh Centre Pollok House Right Stirling Castle battlements Contents Scotland’s Top 10 Edinburgh Castle 8 Produced by Blue Island Publishing, Royal Mile 10 London Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore National Gallery of Printed and bound in Italy by Graphicom Scotland 12 First published in Great Britain in 2003 Royal Museum and by Dorling Kindersley Limited Museum of Scotland 14 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL A Penguin Company Burrell Collection and Pollok Park 16 Copyright 2003, 2005 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London Glasgow Science Centre 18 Reprinted with revisions 2005 Isle of Skye 20 All rights reserved. No part of this Loch Ness and the publication may be reproduced, stored Great Glen 24 in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, Glencoe 26 mechanical, photocopying, recording or Culzean Castle 28 otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. The Cairngorms 30 A CIP catalogue record is available from Moments in History 32 the British Library. Scottish Inventions 34 ISBN 1 4053 0802 8 Cultural Events 36 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no Lochs 38 hierarchy of quality or popularity is Munroes 40 implied. All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit. Walking Routes 42 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. 2 Contents Left Isle of Skye Centre Pittenweem harbour, East Neuk Right Melrose Abbey Island Retreats 44 The Highlands 110 Castles 46 West Coast Islands 116 Gardens 50 The Far North 124 Fishing Spots 52 Streetsmart Golf Courses 54 Planning Your Visit 132 Whisky Distilleries 56 Sources of Information 133 Highland Traditions 58 Getting to Scotland 134 Attractions for Children 60 Getting Around Scotland 135 Best-Kept Secrets 62 Things to Avoid 136 Restaurants 64 Health and Security 137 Around Scotland Families, Groups and Edinburgh 68 Special Needs 138 Southern Uplands 78 Shopping Tips 139 North and East of Banking and Edinburgh 84 Communications 140 Glasgow 90 Accommodation Tips 141 North and West of Glasgow 96 Places to Stay 142 Grampian and Moray 102 Index 152 Left Calton Hill, Edinburgh Right Caerlaverock Castle Key to abbreviations 3 Adm admission charge payable Contents

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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL TOP 10 SCOTLAND 10 Sights in Edinburgh & Glasgow 10 Malt whiskies & where to enjoy them 10 Outstanding golf courses 10 Best hotels, inns & B&Bs 10 Most fun places for children 10 Castles, gardens & lochs 10 Liveliest pubs & clubs 10 Idyllic island retreats 10 Best restaurants 110 Insider tip0s for every visitor YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING Scotland Area by Area This Top 10 Travel Guide to Scotland is divided into nine areas: the nation’s capital, Edinburgh; the Southern Uplands; North and East of Edinburgh; Glasgow; North and West of Glasgow; Grampian and Moray; the Highlands; West Coast Islands; and the Far North, including the Orkney and Shetland isles. Each area is colour coded; the colour bands of the chapters correspond to the Royal Scots soldiers colours shown on the maps here. Almost every place mentioned in the book has a map reference, which takes you to the maps opening out from the flaps. At lant ic 40 miles 0 km 40 West Coast Islands pp116–123 Isle of Lewis Harris Highland pp110–115 North Uist Isle of Skye South Uist Rum Coll Glamis Castle Tiree Mull Nort pp96 Colonsay Jura Islay Edinburgh skyline from Calton Hill H r e n n I O s e d i r b e b e H r e t u s e d i r Port of Ness Stornoway Tarbert Rodel Uig Torridon Kyle of Lochalsh Kilbride Armadale Mallaig Fort W G Tobermory Craignure Fionnphort Lochgilphead Cam The Far North pp124–129 Shetland Islands Left Whisky Stills Right Portree, Isle of Skye The Far North pp124–129 Orkney Islands Ocean North Sea Isle of Skye ds 5 Grampian and Moray pp102–107 Loch Ness Cairngorm Mountains Loch Lochy North and East Glencoe of Edinburgh pp84–89 th and West of Glasgow –101 Loch Lomond Edinburgh Glasgow pp68–77 pp90–95 Arran Loch Doon Golfer at Nairn pp78–83 Southern Uplands Tay N o r t h W e s t H i g h l a n d s m a r G n a i p o M d n p a l Spey n i a t n u u t h e r n s U s S o Brae Lerwick Scalloway Kirkwall Stromness Thurso Tounge Wick Scourie Lybster Helmsdale Lairg Ullapool Forres Garve n Elgin Inverness Huntly Aviemore Aberdeen Fort Augustus Kingussie Crathie Laggan Dee Stonehaven William Glencoe Forfar Dundee Crianlarich Lochearnhead Oban Perth St Andrews Kirkcaldy Stirling Dunfermline Falkirk Greenock Livingston Dunmore Motherwell Berwick-upon- East Tweed Irvine Kilbride Peebles Melrose Brodick Kilmarnock Selkirk Ayr Cumnock Harwick mpbeltown Moffat Dumfries Gretna Green Carlisle Stranraer a rto m S n H O u t e g h l a n ds r H e b h c H i r i d e s n i M i w r e L e h T k c A99 T h u r s o A9 A9 y t r i F h a C a r r o n h r h F i r t D o r n o c Westray Shetland Hermaness Sanday Scotland Islands Unst Rousay Eday Fetlar Yell Stronsay Skara Brae Mainland Shapinsay Stenness Ring of Brodgar Copister Kirkwall Maes Howe Hillswick Papa Stour Brae Whalsay Stromness 4 Scapa r DHIGSTHILLAENRDY PARK OIsrlakndeys Melby Mainland OLD MAN OF HOY Hoy Flow t Weisdale h South 4 Ronaldsay Foula Scalloway Lerwick Dunnet Cape Wrath Head John o'Groats Scrabster 4 Mousa Sandwood Durness Melvich Thurso Jarlshof Broch Bay Loch Port of Ness Eriboll Kinlochbervie Tounge FORSINARD Caithness Glass Handa Ben Hope NREASTEURVEE Wick Arnol Barvas 927m Forsinard Scourie Carloway Seisiadar Altnaharra Loch Aird Uig Rimsdale Lybster Callanish Stornoway Kylesku 4 Ben Kilbreck Lochinver 961m Isle of Lewis Ben More Assynt 998m o Helmsdale Achiltibuie Ledmore Lairg Aird Asaig SumImslesr N o r t h S e a Golspie Tarbert 4 Ullapool Culrain 4 Dornoch Harris Inverewe Gardens An Teallach Fionn 1071m Tain Loch BernerayRodel Gairloch Poolewe Lossiemouth SKYE M ISULASENUDML IOFF ffi L h Sgur1r1 M10or Ben Wyvis Buckie Portsoy Macduff Crovie Fraserburgh l a n d F i r e k y O P e n t l B e l d a A835 s e l m H A9 d a l e s l l a e s S I n n e r H e b r A93 A90 i d e s h We s t L o oNrt c G r a m A92 Sleat c A82 A828 A82 Glen Mor Findh nor A816 h M Sp e y p i a n A83 I A9 s a l Lerwick f r o ray M i F A887 A86 i a t A9 n u o A811 A90 A92 A915 h l e n A f A95 s n w A A90 A92 A91 F o r t A96 G D e e A93 e A85 A85 A977 o f s A85 i r A91 t h N Uoirstth Lo4chmaddy ISLAND L4IFE Staffin Red Point MLaorecheLiathach 1110mFaLnoncihch Garve B10e4n5 DWminyvgwisallCroFmoratrty BCRAOSDTLIE Forres Elgin Buckie A98 BanfMf aDcUdFFu HffOUGSEardenstown Borreraig Uig OFLD S TMOARNR TorrLidoochn 1053m Achnasheen Strathpeffer George Nairn DAISLTLIALLSE DRHY U Keith Turriff Shieldaig Torridon North Kessock C Cawstldeor Craigellachie MACALLAN FCyavsitele Peterhead Creagorry Dun Overgbaonst ISskleea boofs St kyePorRtraeaesay Applec ProloscsktonLochcarron Loch NessInverness BCautlltoledfieenld BalliDnIdSCTAaIRLlLDlEoHRcUYh GLENFARCLAS DufHftouwntnly FyvPiietmedden Ellon South TALISKER DISTILLERY Sligachan Duirinish Drumnadrochit Grantown- GLENLIVET Garden Uist Sea of the Carbost Kyle of Eilean Donan URQUHART CASTLE on-Spey Speybridge D Inverurie Kilbride 4L EorcishkbaoyisdaHleebr ides Canna SnEclgoonBlsroear dforLdocKhyalelsrhea Five CS1ia0s6stte5lrmes C11a8r2nm Eige FAFourygteursstusFOYERS FKALiLnSWguILDsHLsIGiFeHEA LPAvANiReDKmore C1CM2a4iar5onimr uGnnogtromariTnmoms intoul ACRbAoICGyAIEnSVoTeALnRE CRATHlfEoSr CdASTDLREUM CASTLE k 4Aberdeen Barra 4 Rum Armadale 4 Inverie Invergarry Newtonmore Ben Macdui Crathie Ballater Castlebay Kinloch 4 Mallaig4 Loch Laggan 1309m Balmoral Banchory 4 Loch MTaorrbaert Lochy Braemar Stonehaven Ei 4gg Arisaig GMloenufimnneannt SBpriedagne Dalwhinnie Glenshee CDausntolettar Muck 4 Lochailoart Fort William Clova r c h 1B3e4n4 Nmevis CABSLTALIRE Blair Atholl Brechin St Cyrus Coll KilcAhor adnn a m u StrontianLoCchorran GlOenncicohe KinGlolcehnlecveone Tummel BriKdigllieecrLTanuomckhiemel PitEDlDIoSRTcAILhDLOErRUyYR Kirriemuir MWOILNMDTLRIoFOEnS CEtrE BoNATsSReIEN A t l a n t i c Tiree 4 4 DTeorvbaeigrmory Lochaline Liendnahige ApBpidinea1n1 N50amm Bian BenS Lc1ah2wi1ee4h1rma0sl8li3omn LAobcehrfKeeldnymore DBulnakireglodwrie GClamstlies GlamFisorfar Arbroath Scarnish Isle of Mull Lismore Tay Carnoustie Taynuilt Ben Cruachan O c e a n Staffa Craignure 4Oban 1124m Tyndrum Killin Scone Dundee 4 Lochawe Lochearnhead N o r t h Kerrera Iona KICLACSHTULREN Crianlarich Ben Vorlich Crieff Perth Cupar St Andrews S e a KEY OTotph e1r0 p plalacece o of fi nintetererestst CFionlonnp4shaoyrt ArdAurdalIuinsslesea GoKaf irSClKdmerieilinemnllafsaonrrtdin AuCchrIaninrvadeCerraaiC GsnrtaralaeyrrdaeenInverA LaroBraoceychnh aLanorLNdmuo9 aTLs7cotohsoh3inonec mLdnh dTo arKmol asPotsarniarndckehBslaiSr tDirSrlauiCnfmagBlr lmaCia nPa9odSnas8DCntAetOro5idlSkrUremcTlNiLknEbguDrnunMWblaoCnlnluGeaulclrmeoenseesnatglesDAbuDbnuefKenyirfnmerromlisnslieneFPKaGilrklakelcaneanrlodtyhes NESeatu sMtkNoAonnrastChntr sauBitlehrewrick k Airport Oronsay Tarbert Lochgilphead Drymen Falkirk Deep Sea World Dunbar MFeorrtyo rpwoarty Paps of7 J8u0rma Knockrome Portavadie WDemunyosso nBay Dumbarton AlexandriaCumFbaelrkniraku lWd heel Linli Pthaglaocwe k Edinburgh Haddington CockburnspaStht Abb's Head Jura Cl d b k Glasgow i d i B i St Abb's F l A87 i A87 A830 n A8 u i l E A1 a r A82 n M9 A96 A9 C A90 A9 G e l T y r e A82 n a T h o r A87 v o l C y A9 t n r et t a M90 a h s i t r w T e K i n t y r e A77 e A83 A702 d A701 A737 A71 A77 A702 A7 A43 a n d s u o S p l A69 A596 A69 n r e h U t A75 M8 A71 A 63 A75 O RMatahiliwner ar royo aladinde B PoowrtmnaohreaAvsePknaIosirgtla4yJura Dunmo4reRo4theCsla4yoR nCoaatihgsetlseayBCuut4embr4ae LarJgoshnCsltyodneebanPkakisley GElasstgoHwamiltMAoinrodtrhierwell LivinPgesntoicnuik BoRCnohnsaysprliyegnlg DGLISETNILKLIENRCYHIE MDAuNGnDEsrHReOSeTUOSnSNEtl aAwbb s EyeBTumwpeorewnuei-tdchk- N Suamtiomniatl Park boundary Port LEDAIlPSleHTIRnLOLEARI 4GY LDAISGTAIVLLUELRINY Gigha Br CoadsitcLlekochranAzradrossa4n Irvine Kilbride LNaneawrk BiBgOgTaANr IC DGAWRDYECNK GKAARIDLPZEINeE eblesStow Melrose HMoeullseeKrsetlasion Coldstream Galashiels 4 Troon Kilmarnock Dryburgh Abbey Brodick k Loch Melrose Wooler Shetland Arran Prestwick Mauchline Skeen Selkirk Abbey United Kingdom Islands Ayr Tweedsmuir Jedburgh Campbeltown 4 BU HRENRSIT NAGATEI OPANRAKL Cumnock Hawick Mull of Kintyre Culzean Castle A70 Sanquhar St Kilda North Turnberry Kirkoswald Moffat Teviothead At lant ic SCOTLAND Sea Girvan Loch Drumlanrig Rochester Ocean 4 Doon Castle Glasgow Edinburgh Ballycastle Galloway Langholm North Ballantrae Forest Park N. I. Cushendall Channel Loch Dumfries Canonbie Colwell Trool Dublin Manchester Newton Gretna Green ORFE IPRUELBALNICD Liverpool Carnlough Cairnryan Stewart New Abbey Caerlaverock Hexham ENGLAND 4 Gatehouse Castle Castle WALES Stranraer of Fleet Douglas Carlisle Wigtown E N G L A N D London Larne 4 Portpatrick Kirkcudbright LOGAN BOTANIC GARDEN FRANCE 40 20 miles 0 km 20 40 Bangor Drummore A697 A76 A75 A696 M2 M74 A68 A68 M74 A1 A697 A7 M6 A2 A68 A68 A703 A76 A78 A26 DK EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES SCOTLAND ALASTAIR SCOTT Left Deacon Brodie’s Tavern, Edinburgh Centre Pollok House Right Stirling Castle battlements Contents Scotland’s Top 10 Edinburgh Castle 8 Produced by Blue Island Publishing, Royal Mile 10 London Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore National Gallery of Printed and bound in Italy by Graphicom Scotland 12 First published in Great Britain in 2003 Royal Museum and by Dorling Kindersley Limited Museum of Scotland 14 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL A Penguin Company Burrell Collection and Pollok Park 16 Copyright 2003, 2005 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London Glasgow Science Centre 18 Reprinted with revisions 2005 Isle of Skye 20 All rights reserved. No part of this Loch Ness and the publication may be reproduced, stored Great Glen 24 in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, Glencoe 26 mechanical, photocopying, recording or Culzean Castle 28 otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. The Cairngorms 30 A CIP catalogue record is available from Moments in History 32 the British Library. Scottish Inventions 34 ISBN 1 4053 0802 8 Cultural Events 36 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no Lochs 38 hierarchy of quality or popularity is Munroes 40 implied. All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit. Walking Routes 42 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. 2 Contents Left Isle of Skye Centre Pittenweem harbour, East Neuk Right Melrose Abbey Island Retreats 44 The Highlands 110 Castles 46 West Coast Islands 116 Gardens 50 The Far North 124 Fishing Spots 52 Streetsmart Golf Courses 54 Planning Your Visit 132 Whisky Distilleries 56 Sources of Information 133 Highland Traditions 58 Getting to Scotland 134 Attractions for Children 60 Getting Around Scotland 135 Best-Kept Secrets 62 Things to Avoid 136 Restaurants 64 Health and Security 137 Around Scotland Families, Groups and Edinburgh 68 Special Needs 138 Southern Uplands 78 Shopping Tips 139 North and East of Banking and Edinburgh 84 Communications 140 Glasgow 90 Accommodation Tips 141 North and West of Glasgow 96 Places to Stay 142 Grampian and Moray 102 Index 152 Left Calton Hill, Edinburgh Right Caerlaverock Castle Key to abbreviations 3 Adm admission charge payable Contents

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