Scotland
Scotland’s Highlands: A Stay at the Aigas Field Centre
Program No. 22674RJ
Experience the very best of the Scottish Highlands as you stay in the historic home of renowned naturalist Sir John Lister-Kaye.
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11 days
10 nights
27 meals
9B 9L 9D
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In Transit to Program
In Flight
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Transfer to Aigas, Glencoe
Aigas.
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Caledonian Forest
Aigas.
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The West Coast
Aigas.
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The Black Isle
Aigas.
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Transfer to Glasgow, Dunkeld
Glasgow
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Program Concludes
In Flight
At a Glance
Castles tucked amid sleepy glens, mountains that have seen the footprints of generations and lochs as old as time itself — the Highlands are calling. Experience the legacy and natural wonders of the Scottish Highlands during a memorable stay at the Aigas Field Centre — the historic Highland home of naturalist Sir John Lister-Kaye, one of Scotland’s premier naturalists. From Aigas to the Black Isle, learn the history of Scottish clans, gain insight into conservation efforts and delight in privileged opportunities to meet the people and wild creatures of this awe-inspiring region.
Activity Level
Keep the Pace
Walking and standing up to three hours a day.
Best of all, you’ll…
- Stay at the historic Highland home of Sir John and Lady Lucinda Lister-Kaye, and benefit from the tutelage of Aigas Field Centre rangers.
- Trace Highland history from the Bronze Age to the present day during field trips to Clava Cairns, Cawdor Castle, the Caledonian Forest and the Black Isle.
- Gain insight into local conservation efforts on daytime walks and evening wildlife explorations.
Suggested Reading List
(14 books)
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Scotland’s Highlands: A Stay at the Aigas Field Centre
Program Number: 22674
Scotland: The Story of a Nation
At the Water's Edge: A Walk in the Wild
The Highlands (Exploring Scotland's Heritage
. The Scottish Nation: 1700-2000
The Scottish Nation examines the social, political, religious and economic factors that have shaped modern Scotland. Drawing on the latest research, Devine places Scotland firmly within an international context and provides a key focus for the ongoing debate regarding Scotland's future. This new edition brings the reader up-to-date with Scotland's recent history, from the high politics of the devolved parliament to the everyday effects of huge and growing levels of social inequality.
Concise History of Scotland
Gods of the Morning: A Bird's Eye View of the Highlands
A lyrical celebration of the British countryside from one of our best-known nature writers.
Glencoe
Scottish Highlanders-A People and their Place
Scotland's Mountains: A Lanscape Photographer's View
Scotland's Coasts: A Photographer's Journey
Following the success of his best-selling First Light, Joe Cornish has now turned his attention to the magnificent scenery of Scotland’s 6,000-mile coastline. He has travelled from the Mull of Galloway in the south to the tip of Unst in the Shetlands, the northernmost point in the British Isles, and from remote St Kilda out in the Atlantic to the Sands of Forvie National Nature Reserve on the North Sea to capture the enormous variety of scenery that characterises the Scottish seacoast. Some of the sites he has photographed, like St Kilda or the sandstone peaks overlooking Loch Torridon, belong to the National Trust for Scotland, but many others are privately owned; some, like the majestic Cuillins on Skye, are well-known to tourists, others are hidden coves or remote sea stacks that few visitors will ever have seen. Whatever the subject, be it a wide Hebridean vista or fragmentary patterns of ice on a frozen beach, Joe Cornish, with his artist’s eye and his dramatic use of light, helps us to look at it afresh and reveals new and unsuspected beauties. In the text which accompanies his photographs he explains the aspects of each particular landscape that made it special to him, its geology, its flora, its history or its associations. The result is a stunning book which will delight Cornish’s legion of admirers and all those who have found enchantment on Scotland’s wonderful coastline.
The Highland Clearances
Song of the Rolling Earth: A Highland Odyssey
Written by your host at Aigas. 'A wonderfully lyrical book surging with the sheer joy of nature, from Scotland's premier nature writer.' Magnus Magnusson; ' An environmental classic', SPECTATOR; 'Lister-Kaye establishes himself as one of the finest nature writers in the language', SCOTSMAN; 'Wonderful and evocative', GLASGOW EVENING NEWS; 'A masterful piece of storytelling', COUNTRY LIFE.
Scotland: A New History
This full length history of Scotland is made up of 25 chapters spanning 18 centuries, from the Picts to the 1980s and is designed for the general reader. A particular feature of the book is the attention it gives to social and cultural history, including life in towns, the changing role of the nobles, and the shifting images of Scottish identity through the ages. The landmarks of Scottish history - the Wars of Independence, the Reformation, the Union of Crowns and the Union of Parliaments, the Jacobite rebellions, the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, are all covered. The author is the editor of "The Innes Review", literary editor of the Scottish History Society and has written books on Edinburgh and the Reformation, Mary, Queen of Scots and the Scottish Burghs.
Culloden
