Myth and Cliche. Deserted landscapes, castles, and whisky distilleries: Nostalgic Scotland.
it is where the Lowlands end and golf is the favourite sport, the birthplace of national hero Rob Roy, and where voices are still lowered when they speak of Scone Palace near Perth, where Scottish kings were crowned. The Grampian Mountains rise up just behind it, a region that has had much to do with shaping tourist’s views of all Scotland: deserted plateaus, heathers blowing in the wind, individual sheep spotting the hillsides, historical sites like Glen Coe, the “Valley of Tears”, and finally, Loch Ness, home of mythical Nessie. The East bids welcome with the Royal Deeside and its castles and distilleries, but the villages and towns in the North seem austere and lonely. The Northern Highlands loom above the wild, craggy cliffs and a village can consists of just a few scattered houses.
