Northern Scotland.
The main towns in Northern Scotland are Aberdeen on the East coast, and Inverness on the Moray Firth.
Aberdeen is known as the "Granite City", because of its imposing buildings
constructed from the grey stone. It has always been a prosperous city -
initially because of its trading and fishing port, and more recently because of
the North Sea oil centre that it has become. There are many maritime-connected
attractions to visit in Aberdeen, along with a lively nightlife. Inverness is
said to be the capital of the Highlands. It is an attractive city with a castle
perched above the River Ness.
There are strong links with the Royal Family in Northern Scotland with Glamis Castle and Balmoral Castle. The village of Ballater near Balmoral supplies the Castle with all manner of provisions, so all the tiny shops in this pretty Deeside village show "By Appointment" crests.
The Islands off Northern Scotland have a very high density of standing stones and pre-historic settlements - Skara Brae Prehistoric Village and the Maes Howe Chambered Cairn on Orkney, the Calanais Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis, and Mousa Broch in the Shetland Isles are fine examples.There is an attractive touring route around Northern Scotland encompassing the Scotch Whisky distilleries, mostly concentrated on Speyside.
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