I like this castle near the Inverness of Scotland. This castle is over 1000 years old. The castle…read morestill maintains its best condition. There is entrance fees to castle and garden. Parking is available on site. The castle was beautiful. I like all the room decorations. This castle is still occupied by it owner. We were lucky that the castle was open for public during our visit. The room has many functions. I like the secret tree room that was built within the castle. There were two gardens. There is one with the maze and reflection area. The other garden has more flowers. These garden were beautiful.

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of the castle and wandering the gardens next to it. We spent at…read moreleast an hour going up and down stairs to see the bedrooms, living quarters, art, and modernized kitchen. The audio tour, available in other languages, was especially helpful. At the end of the tour, when we handed back our audio device, we got our picture next to a Scotsman. He was a little stiff, but that's probably why he let us pose with him!

These small but stunning ruins are a must if you're visiting the area! The priory was founded in…read morethe year 1230 as a Valliscaulian monastery for a group of monks from France. It fell to ruin during the reformation, like so many others. The priory is unusually long in structure - and there are some rooms off to the side as well. The whole thing is full of ancient tombs - many of which belong to members of Clans Fraser and Mackenzie. There are some lovely memento mori scattered about. And lots of information signs telling you tidbits of the history. There's even an ancient sycamore tree to the left as you enter the grounds - hundred of years old and full of crows nests - definitely adds to the eerie ambiance haha! There used to be a very creepy, 800 year old witch elm out front too but it fell and is no longer there sadly. There's some dispute about who named the town. One story is that the monks named it of course... but another theory is that it was named by Mary, Queen of Scots, on her visit in 1564 - she remarked that the area was "Beau Lieu" (beautiful place") - which is on its crest and all over the signs in town. And it truly is an incredibly beautiful place! The ruins sit right in the heart of this tiny village in the Scottish Highlands. There's plenty of parking and the ruins are free to visit - open to the public. If you're driving, just head to Beauly and you can't miss the ruins. We were on a day tour with Rabbies - which is an amazing option if you don't want to drive. And luckily this was our lunch stop! Just outside the ruins in the parking lot are some lovely world war memorials, a funny monk carved out of wood, and also another ancient ruin - a mercat cross ("market cross") dating from 1420 - a main gathering site for the town folk. Had a fantastic experience here - can't recommend it enough!

We stopped at the Priory on our Outlander Tour. It's an interesting place and it's hard to believe…read morethat it's as old as it is and still in very good condition. This is another good stop if you are in the area.

Brodie Castle was one of our Highlights during our Scotland Trip, the castle has so many…read moreinteresting rooms and sights and our guide (nice lady) from the National Trust of Scotland was so amazing, we really enjoyed the visit and tour

A wonderful place, amazing tour guide of the home. So many winders and beautiful art work, portrait…read moreof the family and more, well worth seeing, great history

Castle looking other Inverness across the river. Nice Castle and lots of history. Interesting. They…read moreare doing some renovations right now. If your in the area might want to check it out or at least view it from river walk.

Lovely castle building that looms over the city of Inverness and is visible from almost everywhere…read morein the city. There's been a castle on that very site since 1057 - but they've been raided and destroyed numerous times. The current castle was built back in 1836. Until 2021 it was used as the courthouse and prison. You could walk the grounds but not inside since it was a working courthouse. But it's currently being renovated and will reopen to the public as shops and museums and music venues - the goal is to give people a taste of Highland life according to the website. So visiting it is short and sweet - not much to it at the moment but it's a lovely landmark and I'm sure it'll be magnificent when it's all finished and opened to the public!

This is an outstanding historic site, with wonderfully preserved buildings, most of which is an…read moreactive military base but a few are open to access. An audio guide is included in admission and adds to the understanding. The museum of the Highlands regiments is outstanding, well organized and featuring artifacts like banners from Waterloo and items captured in engagements around the British Empire. The site is beautiful as well, for walking the ramparts and looking for dolphins.

What an awesome giant functioning fort!!! I really had low expectations thinking it was going to be…read moreboring but I truly enjoyed the audio guide and being able to see all the historic items throughout the fort. The place was giant and we spent a few hours here so plan accordingly. We didn't get lucky with the dolphins but it was a gorgeous Scottish day and I was thankful for that. Quick breezy at the top.

Excellent venue! Booked it for our workshop and everything was perfect. Excellent sound system,…read morewifi and catering.

The Comunity Library and Learning Centre is in the Craigmonie Centre in Glen urquhart High school…read morein Drumnadrochit. The library has some unusual opening times so it's worth checking the website before you go (http://www.craigmoniecentre.co.uk ) . It's a well stocked library and the staff are very friendly. There is always plenty going on in the learning centre from night classes to yoga. The theatre also has some great music and plays. It's an intimate little theatre and has a great feel about it.

The Clava Cairns was a short drive after our visit to the Culloden Battlefield…read more After turning off the main road the last bit was single track but short. Entrance was free and good signage were posted to introduce visitors to these thousands of years old structures that likely were the burial chambers of some VIPs. The Cairns also were well known for their reference/inspiration in the Outlander series especially the split stone that transported the main character back in time. Two of the cairns could be entered while the third was a fully enclosed ring cairn.

Have you watched the Outlander series? Clava Cairns just outside of Inverness in Scotland is said…read moreto have been an inspiration for the series. What is Clara Cairns? It is a cemetery from prehistoric times. It is about 4,000 years old from the Bronze Age. We visited on a very very very rainy day. Stayed for a short time to take some pics and check out the place a bit. It is free to enter and is open year round.