Scottish Highlands
historic region of Scotland
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Summary
Scottish Highlands is a highland[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of highland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,813 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Scotland[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: physiographic province[5], historical region[6]
- Commons category: Scottish Highlands[7]
- Highest point: Ben Nevis[8]
- Located in/on physical feature: Great Britain[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Scottish Highlands[10]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
- Different from: Highland[13]
- Elevation above sea level: 1344 m[14]
- Time period: Devonian[15]
- Historic county: Inverness-shire[16]
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Scottish Highlands include great Highland bagpipe[17].
Why It Matters
Scottish Highlands has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]
Entities named for it include great Highland bagpipe[17].