INDEX
| A | B | C | D |
| E | F | G | H |
| I | J | K | L |
| M | N | O | P |
| Q | R | S | T |
| U | V | W | Y |
A
Aberdeenshire Coast: 444–445
Aberdour Castle: 561
Aberfoyle: 222–223
Aberlour: 430–431
Abertarff House (Inverness): 384
Accommodations: See Sleeping; and specific destinations
Act of Union (1707): 49, 81, 202, 496
Afternoon tea: 529; Edinburgh, 53, 62–63, 88, 93, 133; Glasgow, 160, 169–170, 191–192
Air-conditioning, in hotels: 520
Airports: Edinburgh, 33, 141–142; Glasgow, 193–194; Kirkwall, 466
Aldour Bridge (Pitlochry): 417
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (St. Andrews): 229–230
Almanac, Scotland: 483
Ambulance: 500
Andrew, Saint: 89
Angels’ Share, The (movie): 559
Anstruther: 255
Apartment rentals: 514–515, 518–520
Apothecary’s Tower (Portree): 348
Applecross Road: 449
Apps: 26, 535–536; Edinburgh transit, 36; maps and navigation, 36, 508, 546; messaging, 536; Orkney Islands, 467; payment, 26, 504; sightseeing, 508, 510; user reviews, 515
Archaeological sites: See Prehistoric sites
Ardconnel Street (Inverness): 390
Ardmair: 455
Ardsmuir Prison: 561
Ardvrech Castle: 456
Argyle Battery (Edinburgh): 63–64
Argyle Street (Glasgow): 153–155; eating, 190–191
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum (Stirling): 205
Argyll Arcade (Glasgow): 155
Argyll’s Lodging (Stirling): 206–207
Arisaig: 335
Arrochar: 301
Arthur’s Seat (Edinburgh): 87, 107–108
Ashton Lane (Glasgow): 165, 182, 188–189
Athenaeum (Glasgow): 157
Atholl Country Life Museum: 425
Atholl Road (Pitlochry): 413–415
Atlantis Leisure Centre (Oban): 278
ATMs: 503–505
Audio Europe, Rick Steves: 26, 553
Auld Reekie Tours (Edinburgh): 118
B
Bagpipes: 207–208, 388, 412, 560; National Piping Centre (Glasgow), 150, 160, 169
Baile Mòr (Iona): 292
Bakehouse Close (Edinburgh): 84, 561
Balfron: 222
Ballachulish: 287, 312; eating, 324; sleeping, 323
Balloch: 301
Ballymeanoch: 307
Balmoral Cairns Walk: 443
Balmoral Castle: 411, 434–438, 490
Balmoral Hotel (Edinburgh): 56
Balnaknock: 361
Balquhidder: 225
Bank of Scotland (Edinburgh): 47, 77, 90
Banks (banking): alerting to travel, 25. See also Money
Bank Street (Edinburgh): 47–48
Barnhouse Village: 473
Bath Street (Glasgow): 182
Battle of Bannockburn: 72, 195, 214–215; background, 214–215, 485; Visitors Centre and Monument, 214–215
Battle of Culloden: 7, 221, 395–400; background, 396–397, 491
Battle of Stirling Bridge: 195, 201, 205, 212–214
Battle of the Spoiling Dike: 372
Beaches: Bora, 460; Ceannabeinne, 457; Durness, 457; East Neuk, 254–255; Iona, 297; Lochinver, 456; Melvich, 458; Orkney Islands, 462, 479; St. Andrews, 232, 237; Scourie, 456
Bealach na Bà: 449
Bed & breakfasts (B&Bs): overview, 516–518. See also specific destinations
Beer: 529, 532; Tennent’s Brewery (Glasgow), 150, 174. See also Pubs
Beinn Eighe Visitor Centre: 452
Ben More (Mull): 291
Bettyhill: 458
Beverages: 529–534. See also Afternoon tea; Beer; Whisky
Biking (bike rentals): Edinburgh, 33–34; Glencoe, 313; Inverness, 380–381; Oban, 274; Pitlochry, 413; Portree, 343
Bishop’s Palaces (Kirkwall): 468
Blackness Castle: 561
Black puddings: 525
Black Spout (Pitlochry): 418–419
Blair Athol Distillery (Pitlochry): 410, 417–418
Blair Atholl: 425
Blair Castle: 410, 424–425, 491
Blue Badge Local Guides (Edinburgh): 37
Boat cruises: Loch Katrine, 224; Loch Ness, 381, 405, 406; Oban, 275. See also Ferries
Bonnie Price Charlie: See Charles Edward Stuart
Books, recommended: 556–558; for children, 560
Bora: 460
Boswell, James: 50, 83, 101, 557
Botticelli, Sandro: 93–94
“Bouncy Bridge” (Inverness): 384, 386
Braemar Castle: 441
Braemar Gathering: 440–441
Braemar Highland Games Centre: 441
Breakfast (fry-up): overview, 523
Bridge of Allan: 211; eating, 211
Bridge Street (Ballater): 439
Bridge Street (Edinburgh): 51
Brig O’Turk: 225
Britannia Royal Yacht (Leith): 38–39, 102–103
“British”: use of term, 497
British Golf Museum (R&A World Golf Museum; St. Andrews): 232, 243–244
British Open (St. Andrews): 229–230, 241
British radio: 545
British-Yankee vocabulary: 565–569
Brown, John: 437–438
Brush-skiing, in Hillend: 111
Buchanan Street (Glasgow): 155, 157–160, 181
Budgeting: 21
Budget tips: See Money-saving tips
Burial Island: 312
Burns, Robert: 50, 76, 77, 80–81, 82, 100, 104, 156, 492, 525, 556, 558; biographical sketch, 494–495; Writers’ Museum (Edinburgh), 46, 76–77
Burrell Collection (Glasgow): 151, 180–181
Buses: 542; Edinburgh, 35–36, 40; map, 538. See also specific destinations
Business hours: 501
Butts Wynd (St. Andrews): 233
Byres Road (Glasgow): 161
Byre Theater (St. Andrews): 230
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Cabs: 543; tipping, 506. See also specific destinations
Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop (Edinburgh): 52, 114–115
Cadies & Witchery Tours (Edinburgh): 118
Cairngorms National Park: 409, 422, 428, 434
Caledonian Canal: 332–333, 387, 406–408
Caledonian Canal Centre: 407, 408
Callander: 227
Calton Cemetery (Edinburgh): 52, 110
Calton Hill (Edinburgh): 52, 110–111
Calvin, John (Calvinism): 78, 234, 235, 486
Camera obscura (Edinburgh): 39, 45, 73
Cameron Square (Fort William): 327
Campervan rentals: 521
Camping, overview: 521
Candlemaker Row (Edinburgh): 113
Canongate (Edinburgh): 52–53
Canongate Kirk (Edinburgh): 52–53
Canonmills (Edinburgh): 109
Cardhu Distillery (Cardow): 430, 433–434
Carfax Close: 561
Car insurance: 545–546
Car navigation: 546
Car rentals: 21, 543–545; Orkney Island, 466; Portree, 343
Car travel (driving): 547–551; best two-week trip, 18–19; distances and time, 547; road signs, 548; roundabouts, 549–550. See also specific destinations
Castlehill (Edinburgh): 44–45
Castles: architecture, 489; at a glance, 490–491; Ardvrech Castle, 456; Armadale Castle, 370–371, 491; Balmoral Castle, 411, 434–438, 490; Blair Castle, 410, 424–425, 491; Braemar Castle, 441; Cawdor Castle, 401–402, 490; Craigmillar Castle, 106, 491, 561; Doune Castle, 219–220, 491, 561; Dunnottar Castle, 411, 444–445, 491; Dunollie Castle, 277–278; Dunrobin Castle, 460–461; Duntulm Castle, 360; Dunvegan Castle, 363–365, 490; Eilean Donan Castle, 373–374, 449, 490; Glamis Castle, 253–254, 491; Inveraray Castle, 303, 305, 491; Inverness Castle, 383, 386; Mey Castle, 459; St. Andrews Castle, 235, 237, 491; Stirling Castle, 198–206, 490; Urquhart Castle, 405–406, 491. See also Edinburgh Castle
Castle Sands (St. Andrews): 237
Castle Stalker: 286–287
Cathedral of St. Columba (Dunkeld): 425–426
Cathedral Precinct (Glasgow): 170–174
Causewayhead Road (Stirling): 210
Cawdor (village): 402
Ceannabeinne Beach: 457
Ceilidh dancing: 184, 246, 280, 377
Cell phones: 26. See also Apps
Celtic Shop (Glasgow): 154
Chain restaurants, overview: 527–528
Chariots of Fire (movie): 107, 232
Charles Edward Stuart (“Bonnie Price Charlie”): 90, 99–100, 195, 202, 328, 331, 333–334, 334, 344, 360, 364, 370, 491–492; Battle of Culloden, 395–400, 491
Charlotte Square (Edinburgh): 61
Childhood, Museum of (Edinburgh): 39, 51, 81
Children, recommended books: 560
Churches: architecture, 488. See also specific churches
Church of the Holy Rude (Stirling): 206
Church Street (Inverness): 384–385
Clachaig Inn: 316, 319, 322, 324
Cladich Farm Highland Cattle: 306
Clarinda’s Tea Room (Edinburgh): 53, 133
Classroom Europe, Rick Steves: 26, 553
Clothing sizes: 562–563
Clyde River: 143, 178–180; boat cruises, 180; shipyards of Glasgow, 179
Cockburn Street (Edinburgh): 50–51
Coffin Cairn: 316
Columba, Saint: 294, 295, 385, 425–426, 482
Columba 1400 Centre (Skye): 359
Commando Memorial (Spean Bridge): 329
Consulates: 500
Coral Beach (Skye): 366
Corrieshalloch: 453–454
Costs of trip: 21
Covid-19: 58, 160; entry requirements, 499
Craigellachie: 431
Craigellachie Bridge: 431
Craigmillar Castle: 106, 491, 561
Craignure (Mull): 291
Crail: 254–255
Cranesmuir: 561
Crannog Centre (Loch Tay): 225, 410, 426–427
Crannogs: 225, 410, 426–427, 482
Crathie Kirk (Ballater): 437
Credit cards: 25, 502–506, 546
Cresswell Lane (Glasgow): 165, 182
Crofting: 360–361, 362, 458–459, 460
Cromwell, Oliver: 68, 325, 445, 487
Crown jewels: 68–69
Crown Square (Edinburgh): 66, 68
Cruises: See Boat cruises
Cuillin Hills: 368–369
Culloden Battlefield: 15, 395–400; background of, 396–397, 491; self-guided tour, 397–400; tours, 382, 395–396
Culross: 218–219
Culross Abbey: 219
Culross “Palace”: 218
Currency and exchange: 503
Customs regulations: 507
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Dalí, Salvador: 177
Dalkeith Road (Edinburgh): 30; eating, 139–140; hiking, 108; map, 128–129; pubs, 120–121; shopping, 116; sleeping, 127–130
Dancing: See Ceilidh dancing; Highland dancing
Deacon Brodie’s Tavern (Edinburgh): 47, 136
Deanston Distillery (Doune): 220, 225
Dean Village: 108–109
Deeside: 411, 434–444; hiking, 411, 441–444
Dee Valley Confectioners (Ballater): 439
Department stores: Edinburgh, 58, 113; Glasgow, 155
Desserts, overview: 529
Dewar, Donald: 159
Dining: See Eating
Discounts: 501. See also Money-saving tips
Discovery (Dundee): 250–251
Discovery Point (Dundee): 250–251
Distilleries: See Whisky
Dr. Neil’s Garden (Edinburgh): 109–110
Dog Cemetery (Edinburgh): 66
Dolly the sheep: 89
Dome, the (Edinburgh): 59
Doune Castle: 219–220, 491, 561
Downton Abbey (TV series): 303, 305
Doyle, Arthur Conan: 83
Drambuie: 370
Driving: See Car travel
Drygate Brewing (Glasgow): 174
Drymen: 221
Duddingston Village (Edinburgh): 109–110
Dufftown: 432
Duirinish Peninsula: 366
Duirinish Standing Stone: 366
Duke’s Pass: 223–224
Dunadd: 307
Dunbar’s Hospital (Inverness): 384
Dun Beag Broch (Skye): 366
Dunbeath: 460
Duncan, John: 98
Duncansby Head Lighthouse: 459–460
Duncansby Stacks: 460
Dunchraigaig Cairn: 307
Dundee: 249–253
Dunnet: 458–459
Dunnet Head: 458
Dunnottar Castle: 411, 444–445, 491
Dunollie Castle and Museum: 277–278
Dunrobin Castle: 460–461
Duntulm Castle: 360
Durham: car travel, 142
Dyce, William: 97–98
Dynamic currency conversion: 504
Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh): 87–88
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Earl’s Palaces (Kirkwall): 468
Easdale (Seil): 280
East Coast: 460–461
Eastern Scotland: 16, 409–445; at a glance, 410–411; map, 412. See also specific destinations
East Neuk: 254–255
East Sands (St. Andrews): 237
Eating: 521–529; chain restaurants, 527–528; money-saving tips, 22, 523–524, 526, 527–529; tipping, 506, 522. See also specific destinations
Economy of Scotland: 483
Edinburgh: 12, 29–142; at a glance, 38–39; arrival in, 31–33; eating, 131–141; embassies, 500; experiences, 107–113; festivals, 33, 111–113, 555–556; helpful hints, 33–35; itineraries, 30; nightlife, 117–121; orientation, 30–31; shopping, 113–117; sights, 62–106; sleeping, 121–131; tourist information, 31; tours, 36–37, 40–41, 117–118; transportation, 31–33, 35–36, 141–142; walking tours, 41–61
Edinburgh, Museum of: 39, 52, 84
Edinburgh Airport: 33, 141–142
Edinburgh Castle: 43–44, 62–73, 490; eating, 62–63; general info, 38, 62–63; guided tours, 62; map, 64–65; self-guided tour, 63–73
Edinburgh Festival: 33, 111–112, 556; tickets, 24–25, 45, 112
Edinburgh Fringe Festival: 33, 50, 112, 556
Edinburgh Gin: 75
Edinburgh International Film Festival: 112, 556
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival: 111, 556
Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour: 117
Edinburgh Military Tattoo: 33, 43, 112, 556; tickets, 24–25, 112
Edinburgh Tour Guides: 36–37
Edradour Distillery (Pitlochry): 418–419
Eilean Donan Castle: 373–374, 449, 490
Electricity: 501
Elgol: 369
Elizabeth The Queen Mother: 253–254, 459, 491
Embassies: 500
Emergencies: 500
“English”: use of term, 497
Entertainment: budgeting, 21. See also Music; Pubs; Scottish folk evenings; Theater
Environmental footprint (going green): 501
Etape Loch Ness bike race (Inverness): 377
Events: See Festivals
Exchange rate: 503
Explorers Garden (Pitlochry): 416
F
Fairy Flag: 364
Fairy Glen (Skye): 362
Fairy Pools (Skye): 367, 368–369
Falkirk: 215–218
Falkirk Wheel: 216–218
Falls of Dochart: 225, 427–428
Falls of Measach: 454
Fergusson, Robert: 53
Ferries: 542–543; Iona, 287–289, 291–292; Kerrera, 278–279; Mull, 287–289; Oban, 286; Orkney Islands, 463, 466, 480; Skye, 330, 331, 332, 335, 337–338; Staffa, 290
Ferry Road (Pitlochry): 413–414
Festival of Politics (Edinburgh): 112–113
Festivals: 555–556; Edinburgh, 33, 111–113, 556; Inverness, 377. See also specific festivals
Fingal’s Cave (Staffa): 299–300
Finnieston (Glasgow): 146, 167–168; eating, 190–191; nightlife, 183; sleeping, 184–185
Finn MacCool: 300
Firth of Forth: 195
Fish-and-chips: 246–247, 285, 324, 345, 353, 408, 455, 470, 524
Fisheries Museum (Anstruther): 255
Flag, Scottish: 483
Flodden Wall (Edinburgh): 52
Flodigarry: 359–360
Folk evenings: See Scottish folk evenings
Folk museums: 280, 314–315; Newtonmore, 410, 423–424
Foog’s Gate (Edinburgh): 65
Fort Augustus: 330–331, 406, 408
Fort William: 15, 325–331; eating, 330; itineraries, 309; maps, 310–311, 326; sights, 327–329; sleeping, 329–330; tourist information, 327; transportation, 330–331
Frasers (Glasgow): 155
Fringe Festival (Edinburgh): 33, 50, 112, 556
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Gaelic language: 259–260, 382–383, 532
Gaelic pubs, in Glasgow: 182
Gainsborough, Thomas: 95–96
Gair Loch: 453
Gairloch: 453
Gallanach: 279
Geography of Scotland: 483
George IV Bridge (Edinburgh): 47; eating, 131–132
George IV of the United Kingdom: 7, 60
George Square (Glasgow): 156
George Street (Edinburgh): 59, 113
Georgian House (Edinburgh): 38, 61, 101–102
Georgian New Town (Edinburgh): See New Town
Ghost walks: Edinburgh, 118; St. Andrews, 230; Stirling, 207
Giant Angus MacAskill Museum (Skye): 365
Gillespie Wynd (St. Andrews): 232
Gin distilleries: in Edinburgh, 115; Stirling Distillery, 208
Gladstone’s Land (Edinburgh): 38, 46, 73, 76
Glasgow: 12, 143–194; at a glance, 150–151; arrival in, 146–147; eating, 188–192; entertainment, 182–184; helpful hints, 147–148; itineraries, 144–145; maps, 145, 148–149, 153, 162–163, 186–187; nightlife, 182–184; orientation, 146; shopping, 181–182; sights/activities, 168–181; sleeping, 184–188; tourist information, 146; tours, 151–152; transportation, 146–147, 148–151, 193–194; walking tours, 152–168
Glasgow Botanic Gardens: 161, 164
Glasgow Cathedral: 150, 170, 171–172; eating near, 192
Glasgow City Chambers: 156
Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art: 156
Glasgow International Airport: 193–194
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: 158–159
Glasgow School of Art: 158, 170
Glebe Cairn: 308
Glen Aray: 305
Glenbrittle: 369
Glencoe: 15, 310–325; eating, 323–324; helpful hints, 313; itineraries, 309; map, 310–311; sights/activities, 313–321; sleeping, 322–323; tourist information, 312–313; transportation, 325
Glencoe Folk Museum: 314–315
Glencoe Lochan: 317–319
Glencoe Massacre (1692): 314–315, 328, 490
Glencoe Pass: 316
Glencoe Ski Centre: 317
Glencoe Valley: 315–317; driving tour, 315–317; hiking, 317–321; map, 318–319
Glencoe Visitor Centre: 313, 315, 316, 324
Glen Croe: 301
Glen Etive: 316–317
Glenfiddich Distillery (Dufftown): 411, 430, 432
Glenfinnan Monument: 334
Glenfinnan Viaduct: 334
Glenlee (Glasgow): 180
Glenlivet Distillery: 430, 433
Golf: about, 242; British Open, 229–230, 241; Cawdor, 402; Edinburgh, 111; Pitlochry, 416; St. Andrews, 231–232, 240–244; museum, 232, 243–244; reservations, 25, 241
Good Spirits Company (Glasgow): 157–158, 182
Gordon Square (Fort William): 327
Grassmarket (Edinburgh): 92–93, 113; pubs, 119–120
Great Glen Fault: 407
Greyfriars Bobby Statue (Edinburgh): 47, 91–92
Greyfriars Cemetery (Edinburgh): 91–92
Gruinard Beach: 453
Guidebooks, Rick Steves: 553; updates, 27, 552
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Hadrian’s Wall: 482; car travel, 142, 194
Haggis Experience (Balfron): 222
Haggis hurling: 265
Haig, Douglas, Earl: 71, 84, 100
Hamilton Grand (St. Andrews): 231–232
Hanover Street (Edinburgh): 60
Harris Tweed: 117
Harry Potter sights: 48, 83, 92, 312, 313, 316; Jacobite Steam Train, 332
Harvey Nichols (Edinburgh): 113
Heart of Midlothian (Edinburgh): 48
Hebrides: 270–308. See also specific destinations
Helix Park (Falkirk): 216
Higgs, Peter: 101
Highlands: 257–480; at a glance, 15–16; hiking, 261; safety, 260–261; itineraries, 262–263, 266; map, 258–259; overview, 5–6, 9, 257–269; tours,: from Edinburgh, 40–41; from Glasgow, 152; from Inverness, 381–382; from Oban, 274, 275; transportation, 266–269. See also specific destinations
Highland Boundary Fault: 220, 222, 257, 301, 481
Highland cattle: 181, 261, 436; Cladich Farm, 306
Highland dancing: 265, 267, 280, 348, 441
Highlander (movie): 559
Highland Folk Museum (Newtonmore): 410, 423–424, 561
Highland Games: 262, 264–265, 556; Braemar, 440–441; Inverness, 377; Oban, 274; Pitlochry, 413; Skye, 347
Highland Park Distillery (Kirkwall): 469
High Street (Edinburgh): 47–48, 50–51
Hiking (walking): Ben Nevis, 329; Deeside, 411, 441–444; Duke’s Pass, 223–224; Edinburgh, 107–111; Fort William, 327; Glencoe, 317–321; Highlands, overview, 261; Inverness, 387; Pitlochry, 416; Skye, 348–349, 365–366, 368–369; Stirling, 205–206
Hillend: 111
Hillhead (Glasgow): 146, 161, 164–165; eating, 188–190; map, 162–163; nightlife, 183; shopping, 182; sleeping, 185
Hillhead Bookclub (Glasgow): 164–165, 183, 189
Himalayas Course (St. Andrews): 243
Historic Scotland’s Explorer Pass: 21, 31, 509–510
Hogmanay: 556
Holidays: 555–556
Holyroodhouse Palace (Edinburgh): 38, 54–55, 86–87, 490
Holyrood Park (Edinburgh): 107–108
Hootananny (Inverness): 384, 388
Hostels: 520–521; Edinburgh, 125; Inverness, 391; Oban, 284; Portree, 350
Hotels: overview, 513–516; rates and deals, 511–512; reservations, 24, 518–519; small, overview, 516–518. See also specific destinations
Hume, David: 48, 50, 52, 110, 492
Hunterian Gallery (Glasgow): 151, 166, 174–175
Hunterian Museum (Glasgow): 151, 166, 175–176
Hutton, James: 50
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I.J. Mellis Cheesemonger (Edinburgh), 136; (St. Andrews), 248
Indian cuisine: overview, 528–529
Industrial Revolution: 90–91, 492–493
Inner Hebrides: 15, 270–308; map, 288. See also specific destinations
Inn on the Mile (Edinburgh): 51, 121
Internet security: 536
Inveraray: 305
Inveraray Castle: 303, 305, 491
Inveraray Jail: 305
Inverewe Gardens (Polewe): 453
Invermoriston: 407
Inverness: 15, 225, 376–394; eating, 392–393; excursion areas, 395–402; helpful hints, 377, 380; itineraries, 375; maps, 378–379, 404; nightlife, 388–389, 393; orientation, 376; shopping, 388; sights/activities, 386–387; sleeping, 389–391; tourist information, 376; tours, 380–382; transportation, 377, 393–394, 444; walking tour, 382–386
Inverness Botanic Gardens: 387
Inverness Clock Tower: 382
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery: 386
Inverness Old High Church: 385
Inverness Shinty Club: 377, 387
Iona: 292–298; eating, 298; history of, 295; map, 293; sights/activities, 293–297; sleeping, 297; tours, 287–289; transportation, 287–290, 293
Iona Abbey: 294–296
Iona Community’s Welcome Centre: 296
Iona Heritage Centre: 294
Irish connection: 304
Island of Discussion: 312
Isle of Hoy: 479
Isle of Iona: 292–298; eating, 298; history of, 295; map, 293; sights/activities, 293–297; sleeping, 297; tours, 287–289; transportation, 287–290, 293
Isle of Kerrera: 278–279
Isle of Lewis: 454
Isle of Mull: 291–292; tours, 287–289; transportation, 287–290
Isle of Seil: 279–280
Isle of Skye: 15, 336–374; feuding clans of, 372; itineraries, 337, 355; map, 340–341; sights, 356–371; tours, 341; from Inverness, 381–382; transportation, 337–339. See also specific destinations
Isle of Staffa: 298–300; transportation, 290
Italian Chapel (Scapa Flow): 476–477
Itineraries: designing your own, 17, 20, 23; Edinburgh, 30; Glasgow, 144–145; Glencoe, 309; Highlands, 262–263, 266; Inner Hebrides, 270–271; Inverness, 375; Northern Scotland, 447; Orkney Islands, 463; St. Andrews, 227; Skye, 337, 355; Stirling, 196
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Jacobites: best sights, 492; overview, 487, 490–492
Jacobite Exhibit (Glenfinnan): 333–334
Jacobite Steam Train: 332
James V of Scotland: 68, 201, 202–203, 486
James VI of Scotland: 68, 70, 89, 99, 201, 205, 486–487
James VII of Scotland: 99
Jenners Department Store (Edinburgh): 58
Jewelry stores, in Edinburgh: 117
John Knox House (Edinburgh): 39, 51, 82–83
John Muir Trust (Pitlochry): 415
John Muir Way: 261
Johnnie Walker: 430, 433–434; Princes Street (Edinburgh), 75
Jute Museum (Dundee): 252–253
K
Kelpies (Falkirk): 215–216
Kelvin, Lord William Thomson: 167
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (Glasgow): 150, 167, 176–178; eating near, 190
Kelvingrove Lawn Bowling (Glasgow): 178
Kelvingrove Park (Glasgow): 167
Kerrera: 278–279
Kilmartin Glen: 306–308
Kilmartin Museum: 308
Kilt Rock (Skye): 358–359
Kilts: overview, 7–8; shopping for, 116, 388
Kincraig: 423
Kinlochewe: 452
Kinlochmore: 321
Kirk, Robert: 223
Kirkwall: 462, 463, 467–471; eating, 470–471; sights, 467–469; sleeping, 470; tourist information, 467
Knights of the Thistle Chapel (Edinburgh): 79–80
Knockan Crag: 455
Knox, John: 49, 78–79, 80, 99, 171, 234, 235, 486; House (Edinburgh), 39, 51, 82–83
Kyleakin: 369–370
Kyle of Durness: 456
Kyle of Lochalsh: 370
Kyle of Tongue: 458
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Lady Stair’s Close (Edinburgh): 39, 46, 76
Laich Hall (Edinburgh): 70
Laidhay Croft Museum (Latheron): 460
Lallybroch: 561
Landseer, Edwin: 97
Language: 483; British-Yankee vocabulary, 565–569; Scots words, 532–533. See also Gaelic language
Latheron: 460
Lawn bowling: Glasgow, 178; Oban, 278; Pitlochry, 416
Lawnmarket (Edinburgh): 45–46
Lealt Gorge: 358
Leault Working Sheepdogs: 410, 422–423
Leith Walkway: 108–109
Lennon, John: 457
Leoch Castle: See Doune Castle
Leslie’s Bar (Edinburgh): 120–121
Lighthouse, the (Glasgow): 155, 159
Linlithgow Palace: 561
Lister, Joseph: 167
Literary Pub Tour (Edinburgh): 117
Little Loch Broom: 453
Live music: See Music
Loch Achtriochtan: 316
Loch Assynt: 456
Loch Awe: 305
Loch Carron: 449
Loch Coruisk: 369
Loch Drunkie: 224
Loch Eriboll: 457
Loch Ewe: 453
Loch Fyne: 303
Lochgilphead: 305
Loch Glendhu: 456
Lochinver: 456
Loch Katrine: 224–225
Loch Long: 301
Loch Maree: 452–453
Loch Muick: 442–443
Lochnagar: 442–443
Loch nan Uamh: 335
Loch Ness: 15, 403–405; cruises, 381, 405, 406; map, 404; tours, from Inverness, 381
Loch Ness Centre: 405
Loch Ness Marathon (Inverness): 377
Loch Ness monster: 403–405
Loch Shiel: 334
Loch Torridon: 452
Loch Venachar: 225
Love Your Sweets (Pitlochry): 414–415
Lowlands: 29–256; at a glance, 12; overview, 5–6, 9. See also Edinburgh; Glasgow; St. Andrews; Stirling
Luvians Bottle Shop (St. Andrews): 248
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Macbeth (Shakespeare): 254, 401, 485, 558
McCaig’s Tower (Oban): 276
MacDonald, Flora: 344, 360, 364, 387, 397; Monument, 361
MacDonalds clan: 360, 370–371, 372
MacDougall clan: 277–278
MacGregor’s Bar (Inverness): 388, 393
Mackenzie clan: 336, 352, 372, 373–374, 561
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie: 91, 144, 150, 155, 177; biographical sketch, 158–159; House (Glasgow), 151, 166, 174–175; at the Willow (Glasgow), 160, 169–170, 181, 191–192
McTaggart, William: 98
Maeshowe: 472–473
Mail: 536–537
Makars’ Court (Edinburgh): 76
Mandela, Nelson: 157
Maps: See Map Index
Markets: 526; Edinburgh, 33; Inverness, 384. See also Mercat cross
Market Street (St. Andrews): 239–240; eating, 245–246
Marks & Spencer: 528; (Edinburgh), 138, 139
Martin, George R.: 448
Martyrs’ Monument (Edinburgh), 52; (St. Andrews), 232
Mary, Queen of Scots: 68, 82–83, 86–87, 89–90, 99, 201, 204, 235, 240, 396, 486
Mary-Ann’s Cottage (Dunnet): 458–459
Mary King’s Close (Edinburgh): 39, 81
Mayfield Gardens (Edinburgh): 30; sleeping, 130–131
Meall House (Portree): 346–347
Measach Falls: 454
Medical help: 500
Melvich: 458
Menteith Lake: 222
Mercat cross: Edinburgh, 49–50; Inverness, 383; Kirkwall, 468–469; Portree, 344; Stirling, 208
Mercat Tours (Edinburgh): 37
Merchant City (Glasgow): 155–156, 182
Metric system: 562–563
Mey Castle: 459
Midhope Castle: 561
Midlothian Snowsports Centre (Hillend): 111
Military Tattoo (Edinburgh): 33, 43, 112, 556; tickets, 112
Mobile phones: 26, 534–536. See also Apps
Money: 502–507; average daily expenses, 21; budgeting, 21
Money-saving tips: 21–22, 501; eating, 523–524, 526, 527–529; sightseeing passes, 21, 31, 509–510; sleeping, 21–22, 511–512
Mons Meg (Edinburgh): 66
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (movie): 219, 312
Morriston Falls: 407
Mound, the (Edinburgh): 56, 77
Movies, recommended: 559–560
Muir, John: 415
Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve: 441–442
Mull: 291–292; tours, 287–289; transportation, 287–290
Mungo, Saint: 156, 164, 172–173
Museum of Childhood (Edinburgh): 39, 51, 81
Museum of Edinburgh: 39, 52, 84
Museum of the Isles (Skye): 371
Museum on the Mound (Edinburgh): 77
Music: Edinburgh, 119–121; Glasgow, 161, 183–184, 189–190; Inverness, 388–389; Oban, 280–281; Portree, 349; Stirling, 207–208. See also Scottish folk evenings
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National Covenant: 79
National Gallery (Edinburgh): 38, 56, 93–98
National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh): 47, 77
National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh): 38, 47, 88–91; eating near, 136–137
National Piping Centre (Glasgow): 150, 160, 169
National Portrait Gallery (Edinburgh): 38, 59, 98–101
National Trust for Scotland: 509
National War Memorial (Edinburgh): 70–71
National War Museum Scotland (Edinburgh): 71, 73
Necropolis (Glasgow): 151, 170, 173
Neist Point and Lighthouse: 366–367
Nelson Mandela Place (Glasgow): 157
Neptune’s Staircase: 332–333
Ness of Brodgar: 473–474
Nether Largie North Cairn: 308
Nether Largie Standing Stones: 308
Nevis Range Mountain Experience: 328–329
Newington Road (Edinburgh): eating, 140
Newtonmore, folk museum: 410, 423–424
New Town (Edinburgh): 30, 55–61; eating, 137–138; map, 56–57; museums, 93–102; shopping, 113; walking tour, 55–61
Nicolson Kiltmakers (Edinburgh): 116
Nightlife: budgeting, 21. See also Music; Pubs; Theater
No. 1 High Street (Edinburgh): 120
Nor’ Loch (Edinburgh): 55
North Beach (Iona): 297
North Coast: 447–448, 456–460; map, 450–451
Northern Scotland: 16, 446–480; itineraries, 447; map, 450–451. See also specific destinations
North Pier (Oban): 275–276, 279
Northwest Skye: 362–367
Nunnery Ruins (Iona): 294
O
Oban: 15, 225, 271–287; eating, 284–286; helpful hints, 274; itineraries, 270–271; maps, 272–273, 288, 302; nightlife, 280–281; sights/activities, 275–280; sleeping, 281–284; tourist information, 271; tours, 274, 275; transportation, 271, 274, 286–287
Oban Lawn Bowling Club: 278
Oban War & Peace Museum: 277
Oban Whisky Distillery: 277
Old Calton Cemetery (Edinburgh): 52, 110
Old Course (St. Andrews): 231–232, 241, 243; reservations, 25, 241
Old High Church (Inverness): 385
Old Kirkyard (Stirling): 206
Old Man of Hoy: 480
Old Man of Storr (Skye): 348–349, 357–358
Old Parliament House (Edinburgh): 49, 81
Old Town (Edinburgh): 30; eating, 131–137; maps, 42–43, 122–123, 134–135; Royal Mile walk, 41–55; sleeping, 121, 124–125
One O’Clock Gun (Edinburgh): 64
Òran Mòr (Glasgow): 161, 183, 189–190
Orbital Recreational Track: 319
Orkney chairs: 476
Orkney Islands: 461–480; itineraries, 463; map, 464–465; sights/activities, 471–480; tours, 466–467; from Inverness, 382, 466; transportation, 463, 466, 480. See also Kirkwall
Orkney Museum (Kirkwall): 468
Our Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh): 87–88
Outlander (novels and TV series): 84, 218, 219, 312, 361, 401, 424, 558; locations in Scotland, 561; tours: from Edinburgh, 37, 40; from Inverness, 380, 382
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Packing tips and checklist: 26, 564
Palace of Holyroodhouse (Edinburgh): 38, 54–55, 86–87, 490
Parliament Building (Edinburgh): 38, 53–54, 84–85, 495–496
Pentland Firth: 461
People’s Story Museum (Edinburgh): 39, 52, 83–84
Phones: 534–536
Pickering’s at Summerhall Distillery (Edinburgh): 75
Pickpockets: See Theft alerts
Picts: 89, 101, 304, 307, 385, 386, 417, 461, 471, 482
Pimm’s: 534
Pitlochry: 16, 225, 410–422; eating, 421; helpful hints, 412–413; map, 414–415; sights/activities, 413–419; sleeping, 419–420; tourist information, 412; transportation, 421–422
Pitlochry Bowling Club: 416
Pitlochry Dam Visitors Center: 416–417
Pitlochry Enchanted Forest: 413
Pitlochry Festival Theatre: 416
Pitlochry Golf Course: 416
Pitlochry Whisky Walk: 418–419
Pitt, William: 60
Pittenweem: 254–255
Polewe: 453
Police: 500
Pollok Country Park (Glasgow): 181
Pollok Country Park: 561
Port of Leith Distillery (Edinburgh): 103–104
Portree: 342–355; eating, 352–355; helpful hints, 342–343; map, 343–347; nightlife, 349; sights/activities, 343–349; sleeping, 349–351; tourist information, 342
Portree Harbor: 344–346; eating, 353
Portree Medical Centre: 347
Post offices: 536–537. See also specific destinations
Pot Still (Glasgow): 192
Potterrow (Edinburgh): 92
Pound, British: 503
Prehistoric sites: 306–308, 400–401, 417, 442, 471–476, 481–482
Prestonfield Golf Club (Edinburgh): 111
Prestonfield House (Edinburgh): 140
Prestwick Airport: 194
Prince’s Cairn: 335
Princes Square (Glasgow): 155, 182
Princes Street (Edinburgh): 113
Princes Street Gardens (Edinburgh): 57, 61
Provand’s Lordship (Glasgow): 170, 173
Pubs: 526–527; beer, 529, 532; eating at, 526–527; Edinburgh, 51, 117, 119–121, 136, 139–140; Fort Augustus, 408; Fort William, 330; Glasgow, 182–184; Inverness, 389; Oban, 281; St. Andrews, 247–248; Seil, 280; Stirling, 211
Q
Queen Anne Garden (Stirling): 201
Queen Elizabeth Forest Park: 223
Queen’s Gallery (Edinburgh): 39, 54, 87
Quiraing, the: 359
R
Radio: 545
Radisson Blu Hotel (Edinburgh): 51
Raeburn, Henry: 97
Rail passes: 538, 540, 552–553
Rail travel: See Train travel
Rannoch Moor: 317
Raphael: 94
R&A World Golf Museum (St. Andrews): 232, 243–244
Real Mary King’s Close (Edinburgh): 39, 81
Redpath, Anne: 98
Regimental Museum (Stirling): 205
Rental properties: 514–515, 518–520
Resources from Rick Steves: 552–554
Rest-and-Be-Thankful Pass: 302
Restaurants: See Eating; and specific destinations
Rick Steves resources: 552–554
Riddles Court (Edinburgh): 46
Ring of Brodgar: 474
River Clyde: 143, 178–180; boat cruises, 180; shipyards of Glasgow, 179
River Forth: 196
River Lealt: 358
River Muick: 442–443
Riverside Museum (Glasgow): 150, 178–180
River Spey: 428
Road to the Isles: 331–335
Robertsons of Pitlochry: 414
Robert the Bruce: 63, 68, 89, 201, 202, 304, 485; Battle of Bannockburn, 195, 214–215, 485; biographical sketch, 72
Rocheid Path (Edinburgh): 109
Rose Street (Edinburgh): 60–61
Rosslyn Chapel (Roslin): 39, 104–105
Rothesay Rooms Restaurant (Ballater): 439
Rowling, J.K.: 83, 92. See also Harry Potter sights
Royal and Ancient Golf Club (St. Andrews): 231–232, 241, 243
Royal Apartments (Edinburgh): 69–70
Royal Apartments (Stirling): 203–204
Royal Botanic Garden (Edinburgh): 106, 109
Royal Commonwealth Pool (Edinburgh): 111
Royal Exchange Square (Glasgow): 155–156
Royal Hotel (Portree): 344
Royal Mile (Edinburgh): 30, 38, 41–43; bike tours, 36–37; eating, 131–136; guided tours, 37; hiking, 107–108; map, 42–43; pubs, 119, 120, 136; shopping, 113; sights, 73–88; walking tour, 43–55
Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh): 93
Royal Yacht Britannia (Leith): 38–39, 102–103
RRS Discovery (Dundee): 250–251
Rubens, Peter Paul: 95
Russian Arctic Convoy Museum (Ullapool): 453
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Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (Skye): 371
Sainsbury’s: 528; (Edinburgh), 138, 139, 140; (St. Andrews), 248
St. Andrews: 12, 226–249; arrival in, 227–229; eating, 245–248; excursion areas, 249–256; golf, 25, 231–232, 240–244; helpful hints, 229–230; itineraries, 227; maps, 228–229, 250; orientation, 227; sleeping, 244–245; tourist information, 227; tours, 230; transportation, 227–229, 249; walking tour, 230–240
St. Andrew’s and St. George’s Church (Edinburgh): 59, 138
St. Andrews Castle: 235, 237, 491
St. Andrew’s Cathedral: 237–239
St. Andrew’s Church (Fort William): 327
St. Andrews Old Course: 231–232, 241, 243; reservations, 25, 241
St. Andrews Preservation Trust Museum and Garden: 239
St. Andrew Square (Edinburgh): 58–59; eating, 137–138
St. Andrews University: See University of St. Andrews
St. Columba Cathedral (Dunkeld): 425–426
St. George’s Church (Glasgow): 157
St. Giles’ Cathedral (Edinburgh): 38, 49, 77–81; map, 79; self-guided tour, 78–81
St. James Quarter (Edinburgh): 113
St. Magnus Cathedral (Kirkwall): 467–468
St. Margaret’s Chapel (Edinburgh): 65–66
St. Margaret’s Hope: 463, 466, 479, 480
St. Mark’s Park (Edinburgh): 109
St. Mary’s College (St. Andrews): 240
St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art (Glasgow): 151, 170, 172
St. Nicholas Garden (Glasgow): 173
St. Oran’s Chapel (Iona): 294
St. Rule’s Church (St. Andrews): 239
St. Salvator’s College (St. Andrews): 232–234
Salisbury Crags: 107–108
Sally’s Quad (St. Andrews): 233
Salmon ladder, in Pitlochry: 412–413, 416–417
Sandemans New Edinburgh: 37
Sand surfing, in St. Andrews: 230
Sauchiehall Street (Glasgow): 160, 182
Scapa Distillery (Kirkwall): 469
Scapa Flow: 476–480
Scapa Flow Visitors Centre: 479–480
Scorrybreac Path (Skye): 348
Scot, average: 483
Scotch Malt Whisky Society (Edinburgh): 74–75
Scotch whisky: See Whisky
Scotch Whisky Experience (Edinburgh): 39, 45, 74
Scotland’s Jute Museum (Dundee): 252–253
Scotland’s Secret Bunker (St. Andrews): 255–256
Scott, Walter: 7, 46, 76, 83, 104, 156, 223, 224, 493, 557; Monument (Edinburgh), 57–58
“Scottish”: use of term, 497
Scottish Crannog Centre (Loch Tay): 225, 410, 426–427
Scottish Crown Jewels (Edinburgh): 68–69
Scottish Fisheries Museum (Anstruther): 255
Scottish folk dancing, in Edinburgh: 118–119
Scottish folk evenings: Edinburgh, 118–119; Inverness, 388–389; Oban, 280–281
Scottish Highland Games: See Highland Games
Scottish Highlands: See Highlands; and specific destinations
Scottish National Gallery (Edinburgh): 38, 56, 93–98
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Edinburgh): 106
Scottish National Party (SNP): 495, 497
Scottish National Portrait Gallery (Edinburgh): 38, 59, 98–101
Scottish National War Memorial (Edinburgh): 70–71
Scottish Parliament Building (Edinburgh): 38, 53–54, 84–85, 495–496
Scottish Reformation: overview, 234, 486
Scourie: 456
Scrabster: 458; ferry, 463, 480
Sea Kayak Oban: 275
Seasons: 20
Secret Garden (Edinburgh): 109–110
Seil: 279–280
Seven Bridges: 441
Sheadar: 361
Shieldaig: 452
Shinty, in Inverness: 377, 387
Shopping: clothing sizes, 562–563; hours, 501; VAT refunds, 506–507. See also specific destinations
Sightseeing: best two-week trip, 18–19; budgeting, 21; general tips, 510–511; maps and nagivation tools, 507; passes, 21, 31, 509–510; planning tips, 508; reservations and advance tickets, 508–509. See also Itineraries; and specific sights and destinations
SIM cards: 536
Sir Walter Scott Monument (Edinburgh): 57–58
Skaill House: 475–476
Skara Brae: 474–476
Skye: 15, 336–374; feuding clans of, 372; itineraries, 337, 355; map, 340–341; sights, 356–371; tours, 341; from Inverness, 381–382; transportation, 337–339. See also specific destinations
Skye Ferry: 330, 331, 332, 335, 337–338
Skye Gathering Hall (Portree): 347
Skye Museum of Island Life: 360–361
Skyfall (movie): 312, 316–317, 559
Sleat Peninsula: 370–371
Sleep code: 512
Sleeping: 511–521; rates and deals, 511–512; reservations, 24, 518–519; types of accommodations, 513–521; user reviews, 515. See also specific destinations
Sligachan: 369
Sligachan Hotel: 351, 354, 368
Smartphones: 26, 534–536. See also Apps
Smoo Cave: 457
Soccer: Edinburgh, 48; Glasgow, 144, 147–148, 154
Somerled Square (Portree): 343–344
South Bridge Street (Edinburgh): 51
Speyside Cooperage (Craigellachie): 411, 431–432
Speyside Whisky Trail: 428–434; map, 429
Sports Hall of Fame (Edinburgh): 91
Staffa: 298–300; tours, 290; transportation, 290
Staffin: 359
Stalker Castle: 286–287
Sterling, British pound: 503
Stevenson, Robert Louis: 6, 46, 47, 76, 82–83, 84, 100, 101, 317, 335, 557, 558, 560
Stirling: 12, 195–212; eating, 210–211; itineraries, 196; maps, 197, 200, 213; sights/activities, 198–208; sleeping, 209–210; tourist information, 196, 198; tours, 207; transportation, 198, 212
Stirling Bagpipes: 207–208
Stirling Castle: 198–206, 490; eating near, 210–211; self-guided tour, 201–206
Stirling Distillery: 208
Stirling Ghost Walk: 207
Stirling Heads Gallery: 204
Stirling Old Town Jail: 207
Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum: 208
Stob Dearg: 316
Stob Mhic Mhartuin: 321
Stockbridge: 108–109
Stock Exchange (Glasgow): 157
Stonehaven: 445
Stone of Dunfallandy: 417
Stone of Scone: 69
Stones of Stenness: 473
Storr’s Old Man (Skye): 348–349, 357–358
Strathaven Terrace (Oban): 282
Strathcanaird: 455
Strathcarron: 449
Study, the, hiking: 320–321
Sutherland Clan: 460–461
Sutherland Monument: 460
Swimming: Edinburgh, 111; Oban, 278
T
Talisker Distillery (Skye): 367
Tarbet: 301
Tartan Weaving Mill (Edinburgh): 45, 117
Taxes: VAT refunds, 506–507
Taxis: 543; tipping, 506. See also specific destinations
Taybank Gardens (Dunkeld): 426
Taymouth Castle: 426
Tea: See Afternoon tea
Telephones: 534–536
Telford, Thomas: 109, 291, 331–333, 344, 345, 368, 407, 431
Temperatures, average monthly: 563
Temple Wood Stone Circles: 308
Tenement House (Glasgow): 150, 160, 168
Tennent’s Brewery (Glasgow): 150, 174
Theater: Edinburgh, 119; Pitlochry, 416; St. Andrews, 230. See also Edinburgh Festival
Thistle Chapel (Edinburgh): 79–80
Thistle Street (Edinburgh): 60, 113; eating, 138
Three Chimneys Restaurant (Colbost): 354, 367
Three Lochs Forest Drive: 223–224
Thurso: 458
Ticks: 260–261
Tigh-an-Truish (Seil): 280
Time zones: 500–501
Tip of Trotternish: 359–360
Tolbooth Church (Edinburgh): 45, 112
Tomb of the Eagles: 479
Tomnahurich Bridge: 387
Tomnaverie Stone Circle: 442
Torabhaig Distillery (Skye): 371
Torridon: 452
Tour guides: Edinburgh, 37; reservations, 25; tipping, 506. See also specific destinations
Tourist information: 499–500. See also specific destinations
Tours: Rick Steves, 553. See also specific destinations
Train travel: 537–542; map, 538; tickets, 539, 540, 541–542. See also specific destinations
Transportation: 537–552; budgeting, 21; map, 538; prebooking, 24. See also specific destinations
Travel advisories: 499
Travel insurance: 25, 502, 546
Travel smarts: 27–28
Travel tips: 499–501
Trip costs: 21
Tron Church (Edinburgh): 51
Trossachs National Park: 220–225
Trossachs Woollen Mill (Callander): 225
Trotternish Peninsula: 356–362; map, 356
TV series, recommended: 559–560
Two Churches Walk (Skye): 366
U
Ullapool: 454–455
Union Street (Inverness): 384
University of Glasgow: 165–167, 175
University of St. Andrews: 230, 232–235, 236, 240; accommodations, 245; student life, 236
University of Sterling: 211
Unstan Chambered Cairn: 472–473
V
Van der Goes, Hugo: 94–95
VAT refunds: 506–507
Verdant Works Jute Museum (Dundee): 252–253
Victoria, Queen: 8, 71, 73, 156, 328, 413, 436, 438, 443, 493
Victoria & Albert Museum of Design Dundee: 251–252
Victorian Market (Inverness): 384
Victoria Street (Edinburgh): 47–48, 113
Vikings: 88, 105, 295, 461–462, 468, 471, 474, 478, 482–483
Visitor information: 499–500. See also specific destinations
Voluntary Guides Association (Edinburgh): 37
W
Waitrose (Glasgow): 161
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh: 56
Walker’s Shortbread: 430–431
Wallace, William: 63, 66, 72, 89, 195, 202, 223, 485; biographical sketch, 67; Monument (Stirling), 201, 212–214
Wardlaw Museum (St. Andrews): 234–235
Wardpark Studios: 561
Water of Leith Walkway: 108–109
Watt, James: 50, 156, 166, 492
Waverley Bridge (Edinburgh): 55–57
Waverley Station (Edinburgh): 31–32, 141; baggage storage, 33
Wentworth Prison: 561
Wentworth Street (Portree): 344
West Coast Tours: 274, 287–288, 289
West End (Edinburgh): 30–31; eating, 138–139; map, 126; sleeping, 125–127
West End (Glasgow): 146, 160–168; eating, 188–191; map, 162–163; nightlife, 184; sights, 174–178; sleeping, 184–185; walking tour, 160–168
Wester Ross: 447–448
West Highland Museum (Fort William): 328
West Highland Railway Line: 332
West Highland Way: 222, 261, 321, 327–328
West Sands (St. Andrews): 232
Whaligoe Steps: 460
Whiski Rooms Shop (Edinburgh): 47, 115–116
Whisky: 530–531, 532–533; making, 530–531; tasting tips, 531; types of, 530; Cardhu, 433–434; Deanston Distillery (Doune), 220; Edinburgh, 74–75, 113–116; Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop, 52, 114–115; Port of Leith Distillery, 103–104; Scotch Whisky Experience, 39, 45, 74; Glasgow, 157–158, 182, 192; Glenfiddich, 411, 430, 432; Glenlivet, 430, 433; Inverness, 389; Kirkwall, 469; Oban, 277; Pitlochry, 414, 417–419; St. Andrews, 248; Skye, 367, 371; Speyside Whisky Trail, 428–434
Whistler, James: 175
White Horse Close (Edinburgh): 53
Wick: 460
Wilkie, David: 97
William Wallace Monument (Stirling): 201, 212–214
Willow Tea Rooms (Glasgow): 160, 169–170, 181, 191–192
WoodWinters: Edinburgh, 116; Stirling, 211
Working Sheepdogs (Leault): 410, 422–423
World’s End (Edinburgh): 52
World’s End Pub (Edinburgh): 136
World War I: 70–71, 313–314, 344, 385, 413, 493–494
World War II: 70–71, 277, 328, 335, 360, 385, 453, 494; Scapa Flow, 476–480
Writers’ Museum (Edinburgh): 39, 46, 76–77
Y
Yesnaby: 476