Northern Western Europe United Kingdom Scotland Beauly Loch Ness Invergordon Inverness United Kingdom Scotland (Scots: Scotland - Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Sharing a border with England to the southeast, Scotland is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast, the Irish Sea to the south, and the North Channel to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, situated on the northern third of the island of Great Britain, Scotland has over 790 islands, including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides. The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the Early Middle Ages and continued to exist until 1707. Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 kilometres southwest of Inverness. Loch Ness is best known for alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie". It is connected at the southern end by the River Oich and a section of the Caledonian Canal to Loch Oich. Uk Scotland Highlands, Loch Ness 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Loch Ness 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Loch Ness 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Loch Ness 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Loch Ness 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Loch Ness 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Loch Ness 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Loch Ness 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Loch Ness Urquhart castle. Uk Scotland Highlands, Loch Ness 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, 28.05.2019. Beauly is a town in the Kilmorack Parish of the Scottish County of Inverness, on the River Beauly, 16 km west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. The town is now within the Highland council area. The land around Beauly is fertile - historically corn was grown extensively and more recently fruit has successfully been farmed. Beauly is the site of the Beauly Priory, or the Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin and John the Baptist, founded in 1230 by John Byset of the Aird, for Valliscaulian monks. Following the Reformation, the buildings (except for the church, which is now a ruin) passed into the possession of Lord Lovat. Uk Scotland Highlands, Beauly 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Beauly 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Beauly 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Beauly 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Beauly 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Beauly 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Beauly 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Beauly 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Beauly 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Beauly 28.05.2019. Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Uk Scotland Highlands, Inverness Castle looking over the River Ness. Uk Scotland Highlands, Inverness. Uk Scotland Highlands, Inverness . Invergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. The town is well known for the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931. More recently it has also become known for the repair of oil rigs which line up in the Cromarty Firth on which the town is situated. For a number of years Invergordon was the site of an aluminium smelter until 1981 when British Aluminium closed it down. It still has a grain whisky distillery, operated by Philippines-owned whisky giant Whyte and Mackay, the output of which contributes to many blended whiskies. At present the port is visited by many large cruise liners each year, as the deep water port allows disembarkation for coach tours in the northern Highlands. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019. Uk Scotland Highlands, Invergordon 28.05.2019.