"Shooting"

Whilst staying in the Highlands, there are various outdoor sporting activities, fly fishing, clay pigeon shooting, golf, walking, stalking in season and walked up grouse, pheasant and duck shooting.

"Golf"

Loved by millions throughout the world, Golf is a game that was born on the links land of eastern Scotland, for over 600 years the Scots have natured the game and today, as it has always done, gold is regarded as the game of the people.

The popularity of golf was so much so that during the mid-15th century when Scotland was preparing to defend itself against an English invasion, the population’s enthusiastic pursuit of golf led to the neglect of military training such as archery practice.

This unwanted distraction led to the Scottish parliament of King James II to ban golf, the ban lasted from 1457 until it was lifted in 1502.

Today Scotland is regarded as the home of golf and has almost 500 courses many of which are survivors from the very earliest days of the game.

"Fishing"

One has only to look at a map of this area to see there's an awful lot of water about, and whether it's sea or fresh water, it's clean, very clean, the habitat of excellent quality safe to eat fish. With miles of coastline near by the sea angler will find access easy and a wide variety of fish including codling, saith, mackerel and conger in season.

The rivers, streams and dozens of lochs in the north of Scotland are  like a paradise for any angler. Fishing for salmon or sea trout on the River Alness can be arrange through TroutQuest Fishing Holidays.