This small group tour with local Highland guides travels from Invergordon along the shore of the Cromarty Firth and makes our way to Beauly , we stop at Robertsons Farm Shop where you will see some Highland Coos . We continue to Beauly Priory , the 13th century Monastery built for an order of Valliscaulian monks. The Priory was an ancient burial ground for the Chiefs of Clans Fraser and Mackenzie and has featured in Outlander.
Leaving Beauly behind we carry on over Culnakirk Hill to Drumnadrochit and visit Urquhart Castle which sits on a promontory jutting out in to Loch Ness , the views of the Loch are fantastic from here and it was near here where St Columba is reputed to have seen the Loch Ness Monster.
We then head towards Inverness where you will have an opportunity to get some lunch and see some of the town centre. before we travel out to Clava Cairns and see the Culloden Viaduct after which we visit Culloden Battlefield before we take you back to Invergordon Port.
Pickup included
We stop at Robertsons Farm Shop in Beauly where we will see some magnificient Highland Coos
Beauly Priory is currently closed due to recent high winds causing masonry to fall , we do not know when it will reopen. We will still visit Beauly where you can see The Priory from the gate. Beauly Priory was founded in the 13th Century as a Monastery for Valliscaulian order of monks from Dijon in France , Oliver Cromwells forces were responsible for destroying the Priory in the 16th Century. For centuries this was a Burial place for the chiefs of Clan Fraser and Mackenzie and their families. Their is an Outlander connection because it was here that Claire met the Seer.
Urquhart Castle sits on a promontory jutting out in to Loch Ness and has been fought over many times through the years. The views of Loch Ness from the castle are fantastic and during the visit you can go and explore the ruins of this 1000 year old castle and you can go down to the water side of Loch Ness. Keep your eyes peeled in case Nessie makes an appearance.
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
We pick up all travellers from the port gate within an hour after your ship arrives and we return the travellers to the gate within the time specified. We will confirm with travellers the pick up time. We will be waiting outside the gate on the other side of the road for you to disembark and we will have a board displaying your name.