Cawdor Castle is set amid gardens in the parish of Cawdor, approximately 10 miles east of Inverness . The castle is built around a 15th-century tower house. Originally a property of the Clan Calder, it passed to the Campbells in the 16th century. It remains in Campbell ownership, and is now home to the Dowager Countess Cawdor, stepmother of Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

Inverness is the northernmost city in the United Kingdom where the River Ness enters the Moray Firth.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area at 56.4 km2 (21.8 sq mi) after Loch Lomond, but due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume. Its deepest point is 230 m (755 ft), deeper than any other loch except Loch Morar. It contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined.

 
   
   
   
   
 

Urquhart Castle was built on the site of an early medieval fortification. Founded in the 13th century, Urquhart played a role in the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century. It was subsequently held as a royal castle, and was raided on several occasions by the MacDonald Earls of Ross. The castle was granted to the Clan Grant in 1509, though conflict with the MacDonalds continued. Despite a series of further raids the castle was strengthened, only to be largely abandoned by the middle of the 17th century. Urquhart was partially destroyed in 1692 to prevent its use by Jacobite forces, and subsequently decayed.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

The Caribbean Princess was moored at Invergordon, which had tons of beautiful flowers and many murals.

 
   
   
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