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Landmark Press, Station Road, Carrbridge, Inverness-Shire PH23 3AP Scotland welcomes the world in 2014 Make sure your business benefits! The Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup, the Year of Homecoming festivities and the promotion of Scotland as the home of Disney/Pixar blockbuster Brave, all mean that Scotland will be a must visit global destination in 2014. Join the celebration and reap the benefits, by using Scotland’s most widely read visitor guide to promote your business to visitors from around the globe. With 750,000 copies in 6 language editions and a readership of 1.5 million, the Welcome to Scotland Guide is the best way to reach the 3 million visitors who tour Scotland. No other Scottish visitor guide comes close! Your Business on the Map English Year of Homecoming is Free Welcome to... A coloured symbol highlights your advert highlighted on the cover and in and your business location on the the introduction to the guide. national touring map. Area copy gives visitors reasons to visit your area. 1 Noltland Castle 14-5 Pierowall 20 Westray To Lerwick TheWelcome numbers onto the Scotland map relate to the numbers on the adverts in this guide. Sanday (Shetland) Rousay Colour Coding for map Visitor Guide with National Map Visitor Information Orkney Stronsay All-year / Seasonal / Partnership numbers Broch of Gurness Site of natural or wildlife interest / 1 Area Destinations Islands 13 Nature reserve 1 Family Fun Shapinsay Site of cultural or historical interest N 1 Finstown Prehistoric site 0 10 20 30 miles Speciality Shops KIRKWALL 1 Stromness Maes Viewpoint Castles and Historic Sites Howe i Beach 0 10 20 30 40 km 1 Whisky Distilleries & Breweries 9 1 Tours and Cruises Old Man of Hoy Hermaness Trunk road 1 Hoy Other road Wild & Active Unst Railway 1 Museums, Galleries & St Margaret’s Hope Main vehicle ferry Exhibitions National Park boundary Dunnet Burwick Head 20 Yell Gills Bay John © Ashworth Maps and Interpretation Ltd 2013. Faraid 12 o’Groats Cape Wrath Scrabster Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright Head Smoo A836 Cave Reay and database right 2013. Sandwood Bay 8 Castlehill Duncansby Stacks Thurso Flagstone Fetlar Published by Durness A836 Trail A99 A838 Bettyhill 16 Flow Achanlochy A882 i A838 Tongue Country s Kinlochbervie Clearance Wick Dun Village A9 Handa Island 73 A857 Dornaigil e Rossal A897 Broch Grey A99 l Clearance Cairns West Highlands and Islands Scourie A894 Village Hill o’Many Stanes Whalsay s Carloway Lewis Loch a’ Mhuilinn RSPB 67 I Broch Forsinard 75 74 A897 Old Man of Stoer 14 Callanish 11 Eas a’ 69 A836 West Highlands and Islands i Chual 15 A858 h Isle of Noss A837 Aluinn A838 Baille an Or Badbea Calanais STORNOWAY c Scalloway n Standing Lochinver (waterfall) Clearance This picturesque area has fjord-like sea- n Falls of L. Shin Village r Stones A859 i Kirkaig Wolf Stone LERWICK Bone Helmsdale Shetland lochs and a diversity of islands, linked by 67 M caves Carn (Britain’s highest mountain) has Nevis e Ferrycroft Liath A9 A837 Countryside Lairg Broch of Mousa an excellent ferry network. The Outer t Centre 21 1 Islands Range’s skiing and mountain biking e 7 Cassley Hebrides are easily reached from Ullapool, s Harris h Achiltibuie Knockan Falls Brora close by. Crag Golspie h T Bonar i r t Fair i Uig on Skye and Oban. Lewis and Harris HOME OF THE CHIEFS OF CLAN MACLEOD FOR 800 YEARS e Tarbert 10 Ullapool Croick 22 Loch Fleet F Isle The busy little ferry port of Oban is a 11 Church Bridge y Jarlshof Sumburgh have some of Scotland’s finest beaches, as A835 Dornoch r a good base for exploring the ‘Glorious o W 6 A836 well as the important prehistoric sites, the A859 To Shetland Aultbea Ardessie Falls M and Orkney Gardens of Argyll’. Inveraray is another Leverburgh Calanais Standing Stones. The southern A832 Tain 4 2 Bow Fiddle picturesque little town, with Inveraray Jail Berneray Loch Maree Lossiemouth 33 Duntulm A9 Shandwick Stone Rock Fraserburgh portion of this chain, notably Barra, 68 Castle Gairloch Ben Wyvis Invergordon Buckie Banff Macduff Loch one of the main attractions. Culbin 29 Strathbeg Eriskay and the Uists, is unspoilt and 76 5 Fyrish Elgin A98 Flora MacDonald’s Quiraing Victoria Cromarty Sands 28 A96 RSPB A832 Monument A98 Cowal’s wooded peninsula reaches down Lochmaddy Memorial 3 Falls Chanonry 34 rich in wildlife. Kilt Rock A832 A95 A90 Trumpan Uig Beinn Kinlochewe A832 Point Fochabers Balranald Strathpeffer Dingwall A97 Church 68 Eighe Nairn 30 A950 to the island of Bute, where Rothesay RSPB N Uist ForresForres Keith Peterhead On Skye, the spectacular Cuillin Hills Old Man Lealt Achnasheen 23 Boath Turriff Locheport of Storr Falls A896 Rogie Falls 33 A947 is a traditional resort. Mount Stuart is 69 A890 i Doocot 32 31 Fyvie Mintlaw are a popular excursion. Aside from the Craigellachie Rassal A952 A87 Shieldaig 1 Dulsie Ashwood Beauly 27 Aberlour Castle also a popular attraction here. Other Visit Scotland’s only traditional exhibition i Beallach 17 Bridge Huntly A850 20 Clava A940 1 Slains scenery, other attractions include Talisker tannery. Discover leather-making skills in Benbecula Brochel na Ba 24 Cairns Ellon Castle islands include Islay, with its many whisky Dunvegan Strathcarron Fyvie To lquhon free guided workshop tour. See widest range Portree Castle Lochcarron 26 INVERNESS Lochindorb 1 A95 Dufftown Distillery and Dunvegan Castle. A833 A941 37 Castle 67 MacLeod’s Raasay Castle 42 A96 A920 distilleries; also Colonsay and Gigha. of natural sheepskins and sheepskin Attadale A831 18 A863 Forvie products Lochskipport Tables On the mainland, Plockton is very in our showroom 77 Tomatin A9 47 Grantown- Maiden 38 Mull has spectacular cliff scenery. www.skyeskyns.co.uk or online at: MacLeod’s 1 81 Kyle of Lochalsh Drumnadrochit A938 on-Spey Stone Inverurie photogenic - as is Eilean Donan Castle, Maidens Glen Affric 44 Open all year, Sligachan Eilean Donan Falls of Divach Loch19 Ruthven Alford Eastwards are Loch Lomond and the 7 days, 10.00am – 6.00pm. S Uist A87 Caisteal Castle RSPB Carrbridge Tomintoul A90 also on this part of the coast. There is OPEN: 1 APRIL - 15 OCTOBER 10AM - 5.30PM (LAST ENTRY 5PM) A82 70 Invermoriston A939 Waternish, Isle of Skye IV55 8GD Skye Maol Falls of i Trossachs, now in a national park. 16 OCTOBER - 31 MARCH OPEN BY APPOINTMENT Cuillin Broadford Shiel Falls of Aviemore 45 A944 43 Tel: 01470 592 237 Mountains Glomach 25 Foyers 36 A944 excellent touring here, down through Lochboisdale Glenelg Glenmore A97 40 80 Bridge A887 Loch Ness A980 ABERDEEN Gateways here include attractive villages DUNVEGAN CASTLE ISLE OF SKYE IV55 8WF 71 Brochs Kincraig Corgarff A87 Fort Augustus 46 35 39 Kintail to Fort William. ‘Scotland’s 70 T: 01470 521206 Castle such as Aberfoyle and Callander. A W: WWW.DUNVEGANCASTLE.COM A87 Outdoor Capital’ below Ben Nevis 71 Eriskay Knock Bridge of Kingussie Ballater A93 Armadale Castle Knoydart Oich 48 Cairngorms Crathie Aboyne Crathes steamer excursion on Loch Katrine is the 80 i Canna Invergarry Newtonmore Castle 72 Peninsula Well of RuthvenNational Park 1 Banchory essential Trossachs experience. GLENELG - SKYE FERRY 16 67 Barra Mallaig Seven Heads Barracks Glen Tanar A957 17 Castlebay Rum 78 Deepest loch in Creag 56 Braemar 57 41 Stonehaven COMMUNITY OWNED FERRY www.skyeferry.com Kisimul Castle Scotland A82Meagaidh A86 Linn of Dee L. Morar Caledonian Canal Glen Pattack A830 Neptune’s Roy Falls Corrie Fee Fowlsheugh Eigg 84 Glenfinnan Staircase RSPB Spean Dalwhinnie 59 85 83 A9 58 Edzell A861 Claish Bridge 1 65 Blair A93 A92 Take a trip to visit spectacular Loch Coruisk Muck Tioram Glenfinnan A90 49 Moss Fort L. Ericht Edzell Castle Castle Monument Atholl 65 St Cyrus and Seal Colony in the heart of the Cuillin Point of William Brechin Ardnamurchan Ariundle Finavon mountains with local fisherman Seumas, Queens View 1 Kilchoan Oakwood A82 87 A924 Doocot Montrose the longest running boat trip operator on Strontian Corran 65 Pitlochry Alyth the Isle of Skye on his beautiful traditional 62 Folk 60 Sculptured A861 Rannoch 52 Museum A926 Stones 65 purpose built launch the Misty Isle. Coll Glencripesdale Ballachulish Glen Coe Moor Aberfeldy 65 Glamis Forfar 65 Tobermory Tay Forest Park The Blairgowrie St Vigeans A884 Castle A849 79 Carlungie Sculptured Stones Stalker Port Appin Hermitage Sculptured Earth Lochaline Ben Dunkeld Stones 51 A827 Croft Moraig House Arbroath 72 Tiree Mull Lawers Stone Circle 63 86 A82 DUNDEE i Falls of L. Tay 61 Camperdown A828 Ardchattan Dochart Deil’s 65 73 Arnol Blackhouse, No need to book. Open Easter to mid October. Priory Tyndrum A822 50 i Ulva Craignure 1 i Killin Melville Cauldron 65 Isle of Lewis 82 Dalmally 91 A85 Monument (waterfall) A90 Tentsmuir Staffa A85 64 A94 A85 66 65 On the pier@Armadale 74 Museum nan Eilean, 90 Oban PERTH 65 Eden Estuary 102 Sailing every 20mins. 10.00am to 6.00pm. Iona Glen Nant Kilchurn Ben Lui Crianlarich A92 Stornoway Visitor Information Castle Ardoch 65 St Andrews • wonderful knitwear • Iona Abbey A849 Crieff Car £14, passengers free. All-year / Seasonal / Partnership we A84 Roman 65 54 Cupar 75 Bridge 89 A 55 A91 101 65 An Lanntair Arts Fionnphort Loch Lomond Camp Scotstarvit • beautiful clothes • Site of natural or wildlife interest / over the L. 88 53 The local community owns the unique Glenelg Auchterarder To wer Crail Centre, Stornoway Atlantic A816 A8and3 the Trossachs Callander Nature reserve Inveraray 65 • gorgeous gifts • 76 Falls of Castle Kinross A915 Anstruther Taigh Chearsabhagh, to Skye ferry the ‘Glenachulish’ which is the Site of cultural or historical interest National 100 A9 Campbell Summer 9am - 6pm A83 Leny 65 Glenrothes Isle of May Lochmaddy last working example of a turntable ferry of its Prehistoric site Carnasserie Park Stirling Photographs: Background - Ben Nevis, from Corpach; Inset - Boat Tours, Loch Katrine; Plockton.
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