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Dominated
by the Scottish Highlands, Aberdeenshire features some magnificent scenery
and wildlife. Aberdeen lies on the undulating coast, surrounded by many
beaches.
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Angus
is predominantly mountainous with many rich fertile valleys. The coastline
is a popular destination for birdwatchers and anglers, and walkers and
climbers frequent its uplands.
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Argyllshire
is a beautiful and wild county. Dominated by the Scottish Highlands and
the Trossachs National Park, it is riddled with islands, lochs, forests,
moorland and wildlife.
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Running
diagonally across northeastern Scotland, Banffshire is a narrow county
with an undulating coastal plain, and the Scottish Highlands to the south.
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Part
of the Inner Hebrides, lying between the islands of Tiree and Mull, Coll
is a beautiful place first settled by Celtic peoples, now historically associated
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The
least populated of the Inner Hebrides, Colonsay (also known as St Columba's
Isle) is rich in wildlife, with a grey seal colony to be found on its
southwest coast.
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Inverness-shire
covers a vast area of the Scottish Highlands and is a mountainous county
covered in moorland and deer forests. Spilt by the Great Glen, it is home
to the famous Loch Ness.
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Southernmost
of the Inner Hebrides, the beautiful island of Islay was once was the
seat of the Lords of the Isles, and is now renowned for its excellent
freshwater fishing and malt whisky.
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The
fourth-largest of the Inner Hebrides, Jura has been occupied for thousands
of years. A hilly and wooded island known for its deer, Jura is almost split
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Kincardineshire
is largely mountainous with lovely scenery and excellent fishing, also
home to Dunnottar Castle, the most spectacular ruin on Scotland's North
Sea coast.
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Located
at the northern end of the Scottish Highlands, the hilly forested county
of Moray has the greatest concentration of whisky distilleries in the
world.
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Mull
is one of the larger islands in the Inner Hebrides. It is mountainous,
features fantastic views, an abundance of wildlife and is near to the
historic religious island of Iona.
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Nairnshire
lies at the northern end of the Scottish Highlands, between Inverness-shire,
Moray and the Moray Firth. Hilly, forested and unspoilt, it is a lovely
county.
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Perthshire
is a largely mountainous county, with the Scottish Highlands covering
two-thirds of the area. Rich in vegetation and wildlife, the region is
excellent for walking, hiking and birdwatching.
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Part
of the Inner Hebrides, west of the islands of Coll and Mull, Tiree is
a small hilly island with a varied coastline of rugged rocks and sand
dunes originally settled during the Bronze Age.
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