Mystery & Legends

Mystery Your Detailed Itinerary & Legends over the Cairn o Mount road (the Highlander but attracted many local Day 1 B974) for Royal Deeside. Day 5 Day 7 tales and legends to him. Visit Rosslyn Chapel, just south of From Inverness go north through From Portree, circle west for Edinburgh, then explore ’s the . The A832 leads to Dunvegan Castle, ancient seat of capital. There are many legends Day 3 Fortrose, where there is a memorial the Clan MacLeod, associated with Day 10 associated with Edinburgh, Make your way west up the valley to the Brahan Seer, one of the most the legend of the Fairy Flag of Explore ‘Rob Roy Country’ by especially the Old Town. For of the River Dee. Ben Macdui lies in famous seers in Scotland. (He Dunvegan. heading west on the A821 via example, Major Weir was a warlock the Cairngorms to the west and is foretold, for example, the coming of Katrine and Aberfoyle. The Rev who lived near the Grassmarket. He associated with the Grey Man of the railways to the Highlands.) , the local minister there, used to send his walking stick out Ben Macdui. A giant figure, Unhappily, he came to a gruesome Day 8 was an authority on fairies and on errands! Take an organised witnessed by many around the end here: burned in a tar barrel for often conversed with them. He was Leave the island by the Armadale ‘ghost tour’ of the Old Town, or visit summit, walks in the mist and snow. making an indiscreet prediction! found dead on the nearby Doon to ferry. From Mallaig, a Mary King’s Close, where hauntings Take the A939 via Tomintoul for Continue to Cromarty, associated Hill one night in 1692. Afterwards, short way south on the A830 apparently still happen. Edinburgh Grantown-on-Spey. with a mermaid legend. Return to he appeared in ethereal form, brings you to Loch , also Castle is also the setting for many Inverness . looking for help in escaping from associated with a -type ghostly tales. the fairy world. It is said he has now Day 4 phenomenon of unexplained been turned into the tall pine sightings. Continue to Fort William. which grows on the hilltop. (A Staying on the A939, continue Day 6 Discover the heritage of Fort waymarked walk guides you to the Day 2 north via Dava Moor. The moorland Go south for Loch Ness, where the William and at the town’s top.) Turn east for Castle, here is associated with the Scottish Follow signs for Perth, then the A94 exhibitions at Drumnadrochit let West Museum, said to with easy motorway connections king Macbeth and his encounter for Glamis Castle, sometimes you explore the Loch Ness have its own ghost – a former nearby for Edinburgh or Glasgow. described as the most haunted with three witches in Shakespeare’s phenomenon. Take the A87 west curator who can be heard typing! castle in Scotland. Continue north play. Follow signs for Inverness to at Invermoriston, continuing to The information contained in this publication is as supplied to reach Culloden, setting for the last VisitScotland and to the best of VisitScotland’s knowledge is for the White and Brown Skye via the Skye Bridge at Kyle of correct at the time of going to press. VisitScotland can accept Caterthuns, lonely, ruinous hill-forts battle fought in Britain, when the . Follow signs for Portree. Day 9 no responsibility for any errors or omissions. April 2015. north of the main A90. The White government army defeated the The main road near Sligachan has VisitScotland is committed to ensuring that our natural Go south and west for Glencoe