Places across Scotland that suit sunset — filtered from the whole living map.
Braid Hills, Edinburgh
A short pull up from the golf course gives one of Edinburgh's widest panoramas, from the Forth to the Pentlands, without leavin…
North Berwick, East Lothian
A steep little volcanic plug above North Berwick with a whale-jawbone arch at the top and a genuinely 360-degree view: Bass Roc…
Blairlogie / Ochil Hills
A steep pull up from the University of Stirling grounds to a summit that lays out the whole Forth valley: Stirling Castle, the …
St Andrews
The famous Chariots of Fire beach: two miles of flat firm sand backed by the university towers and links courses, with Excellen…
Falkland, Lomond Hills
Fife's highest hill above Falkland village, with a clear line to both the Tay and the Forth on a good day and doubling as one o…
Applecross, Wester Ross
The highest road climb in the UK, with a viewpoint at the top looking out to Skye, Raasay and the Outer Hebrides. No walking ne…
Caithness
The most northerly point of mainland Britain, with Orkney's cliffs visible across the Pentland Firth from an RSPB-managed headl…
West Mainland, Orkney
A sweeping Atlantic-facing bay right beside the Neolithic village of Skara Brae, where the settlement itself was uncovered from…
West Mainland, Orkney
A clifftop walk to Yesnaby Castle, an Atlantic sea stack on one of the windiest coastlines in the UK. The path stays close to u…
Luskentyre, Isle of Harris
A vast white sand bay on Harris with a long, shallow tidal flat and Taransay sitting offshore. The dunes and machair behind the…
Callanish, Isle of Lewis
A 5,000-year-old cruciform stone circle on a level path from the visitor centre, with Loch Roag beyond. Good for a quick visit …
Galloway Forest Park
The highest hill in southern Scotland at 843m, climbed from Bruce's Stone via Benyellary on a route that earns its full-day bil…
Melrose
Three volcanic-plug summits above Melrose, climbed straight from the town with Melrose Abbey visible below. A proper but achiev…
Cairnsmore of Fleet NNR, near Gatehouse of Fleet
A 711m summit inside the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park, with views to the Solway and the Isle of Man on a clear day. A genuine …
Moffat Hills
The highest hill in Dumfriesshire at 821m, climbed from the same car park as Grey Mare's Tail below. A full loop with a 360-deg…
St Abbs, Berwickshire coast
Volcanic sea cliffs and a lighthouse at a major seabird colony, walked via the NTS Discovery Trail from the visitor centre. Bes…
Rannoch / Loch Tummel
A conical Munro climbed on a John Muir Trust path from Braes of Foss, said to be where an 18th-century experiment first weighed…
Loch Tay, Ben Lawers NNR
A 1214m Munro above Loch Tay, home to rare alpine flora that's best left undisturbed by staying on the path. A hard climb via B…
South shore of Loch Earn
A popular, relatively approachable Munro above Loch Earn's south shore, climbed via Glen Vorlich on a well-established path. St…
Loch Tummel, near Pitlochry
A famous view straight down Loch Tummel to Schiehallion, from an FLS visitor centre with a paved, step-free path. One of the be…
Loch Awe / Falls of Cruachan
A Munro rising above a hydro power station built inside the mountain, with a shorter reservoir viewpoint walk as well as the fu…
Balmaha, east Loch Lomond
A climb from Balmaha on the West Highland Way to a saddle on the Highland Boundary Fault, looking out over Loch Lomond's island…