🗺️ NC500 Attractions

Strome Castle is a National Trust for Scotland property — a dramatic ruin on the shore of Loch Carron, sitting at the narrowest crossing point of the loch where a ferry once operated. The castle was a MacDonalds of Glengarry stronghold and was blown up by the MacKenzies in 1602 during one of the endless…

Eilean Donan Castle is the most photographed castle in Scotland and one of the most recognised images of the country worldwide — a medieval stronghold dramatically rebuilt in the early 20th century, sitting on a small island at the confluence of three sea lochs (Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh), connected to the mainland by a stone bridge. Though just off the main NC500 route (a 10-mile diversion south from the A890 junction near Achnasheen), it is universal…

Dunscaith Castle is a remote and atmospheric ruin on the southern tip of the Applecross Peninsula, sitting on a sea stack connected to the shore by natural rock bridges. The castle has legendary connections to Scathach (or Sgathach), the mythological Irish warrior-woman who supposedly trai…