How much do you know about the Scottish Highlands and islands? Take our quiz to find out …

September 6, 2023 Travel 1 Views

1.How many Scottish islands are there?
2.No visit to the Highlands and islands is complete without enjoying the uisge beatha, but what does that mean in Gaelic?
3.What is a “capercaillie”?
4.Which word might an Orcadian use to describe a windy day?
5.Where can you find the prehistoric and Norse settlement Jarlshof, which is regarded as one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles?
6.What Scottish fish is the main ingredient in cullen skink, a local delicacy in Moray Speyside?
7.What is Robert Burns’s heart doing, right now?
8.Mary Queen of Scots famously described Beauly Priory near the village of Beauly, Inverness as:
9.What is the Isle of Cumbrae known as?
10.The Strathisla Distillery in the town of Keith, Moray Speyside, holds the Guinness world record for the oldest, active scotch whisky distillery. But when was it founded?

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