Glen Affric
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Glen Affric is a glen south-west of the village of Cannich in the Highland region of Scotland, some 15 miles west of Loch Ness. The River Affric runs along its length, passing through Loch Affric and
Pinewoods at Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin
View along Glen Affric
1876—Lady Glen Affric (Fanny, Baroness Tweedmouth) died in 1904 at Glen Affric Lodge on the estate where her Golden Retriever, Crocus, had been bred
The Glen Affric tartan (c. 1500–1600 AD), discovered in a peat bog in the 1980s
Caledonian Forest
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The Caledonian Forest is the ancient temperate forest of Scotland. The forest today is a reduced-extent version of the pre-human-settlement forest, existing in several dozen remnant areas.
Glen Affric
…and footpaths continue along the glen. Often described as the most beautiful glen in Scotland, Glen Affric contains the third largest area of ancient Caledonian pinewoods in Scotland, as well as lochs, moorland and mountains. The area is a Caledonian Forest Reserve, a national scenic area and a national nature reserve…
Caledonian Forest above the Allt Ruadh in Glen Feshie
Mam Sodhail as seen from Glen Affric
Caledonian pinewoods near Loch an Eilein
Western capercaillie – a species that depends on the Caledonian Forest