The Scottish Highlands is the rugged northern and north-western portion of Scotland. The Scottish Highlands contains some of Europe's most extensive wilderness areas, some of which have been proclaimed as National Parks: the Cairngorms National Park, the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Rannoch Moor, Dunrobin Castle, Applecross, and Inverewe Gardens. (Highland Wikitravel)