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The Scottish Highlands
1 July 2011
The Highlands (Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd) is a historic region of Scotland. The area is sparsely populated, with many mountain ranges dominating the region, and includes the highest mountain in the British Isles, Ben Nevis. Before the 19th century the Highlands was home to a much larger population, but due to a combination of factors including the outlawing of the traditional Highland way of life following the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the infamous Highland Clearances, and mass migration to urban areas during the Industrial Revolution, the area is now one of the most sparsely populated in Europe.
The popularity of climbing Munros (Mountains over 3000 feet high) and Corbetts (Mountains between 2500 and 2999 feet high) has opened up sections of the Highlands that once were very isolated. However, the sense of isolation can still be found in most areas outside the most accessibly.
