Highlander - Scotland Location Comparison (Update)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- During my second trip to Scotland, I managed to get to more locations where they filmed Highlander in 1985. I tried to find the exact spot for the photo comparison as best as I could depending on weather, tide and safety!
A more detailed power point with Google street view locations can be downloaded from here to help some travellers - 1drv.ms/p/s!Am...
The targets on the map show the location that the photo was taken. List of places is below:
1) Buachaille Etive Beag - Glencoe (Frazers vs MacLeods Scene)
2) Loch Shiel - Glenfinnan (Boat/Drowning Scene)
3) Eilean Donan Castle - Dornie (Clan MacLeod's Castle)
4) Ralston Cairn - Glencoe (Connor & Heather's Home)
5) Dun Dubh & Bioda Buidhe - Isle of Skye (Sword Training)
6) Glen Nevis Field (Village Scene)
7) Refuge Bay - Morar (Beach Scene)
Other Movie Locations:
1) Loch Shiel - Glenfinnan (Hogwarts Castle & Black Lake in Harry Potter)
2) Glenfinnan Viaduct (Hogwarts Express Bridge in Harry Potter)
3) Fairy Glen - Uig (Lamia meets Ditchwater Sal in Stardust
4) Old Man of Storr - Isle of Skye (Opening of Prometheus)
5) The Quiraing - Isle of Skye (Lamia's Rune Stone scene in Stardust)
Enjoy!
Thank you for posting this. I very nearly stopped at the wrong beach near Morar yesterday, but thanks to this I kept going until I found those rocks in the establishing shot. Off to Glencoe today......!
How did the trip go? Hope you found the other locations :)
Great little vid mate. Highlander is my favourite film of all time. Yh I know there are hundreds of “better” films but coupled with what is easily the best soundtrack ever, it’s just magical & makes the 11 yr old in the 45 yr old body very happy.
And after seeing the bay at Morar, I can’t hearing Ramirez going “feel the stag” 🤣
Long after we are gone, these locations will look the same. Scotland is timeless. Thanks for sharing.
rest in peace Sean Connery one of our best actors gone but not forgotten and will always live on in his films i imagined him walking along that beach in that shot obviously most of the buildings were props but nice to see there locations all these years later, if you had looked hard enough there may have been small remnants of the sets. sometimes film studios tend to leave something behind as a marker of the film.
Thank you so much for doing this, I have visited to most of these but you made it so much more special with the right music and comparison shots. Very emotional
Hard to believe that there's 400 years difference between the photos. Amazing
You've made me CRY a lot watching this,SENSEI STUART.
I think I've found a brother who loves "HIGHLANDER" inasmuch as ME.
Mère words can't describe how I feel everytime I watch your video documenting such spectacular trek.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Thank you Brother :)
@@MidiansMusic 🤜🏼🤛🏽🇧🇷🏴
Highlander, the immortal man. I watched the movies. In 2.20 timeline, probably the moment when someone drowned. Nice job Stuart, nice to meet you
The two of you look delighted with yourselves and rightly so. Good video. Thanks for visiting my part of the world.
I'm so in love with the video showing the filming locations... OMG!!!
Thank you for this wonderful trip. Highlander was the film that made Escocia( i'm brazilian) definitely enter my soul
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Bellissimo video! La foto in cui c'è Sean Connery mi ha fatto emozionare.... gli anni sono passati, molto in fretta. Grazie per aver realizzato questo video 🔝🔝🔝
Wow, thanks Stuart, I'vr been in Scotland but I didn't know the locations. I've been in some of them but by the chance, great video, thanks.
Brilliantly put together !
Great video, we regularly go on pilgrimage to all these locations, some of the best country in the world.
This just shows how beautiful Scotland is. No CGI at all. Great video
what a film highlander still 1 of my faves id love to visit parts where it was filmed
Acabei de rever Highlander e fiz essa busca. Ficou fantastico seu video. Vou gravar pra fazer esse roteiro !.. Obrigado por compartilhar.
That’s bloody brilliant that. One of my favourite films.
Just beautiful! Very well done, thank you for this video!!
Amazing! Thank you for such an incredible video. I love the Highlander franchise and this was a real gem.
Thank you for this video
Great job! Excellent reference for traveling
Thanks. So much memories. Great job.
Thank you for sharing the video of this Entertaining movie 🎥 👍🏼
Great job! Well done 😉👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
awesome video...Can't wait to go back over...
This must be one of the best videos ever. So emotional it made me cry. I was a child when I watched Highlander for the first time and Sean Connery was the love of my life back then as he was identical to my dad ❤ going to Refuge Bay is on my bucket list of things to do. Is there a postcode to ensure I get to the right place? Thank you so much for this fabulous montage. ❤
Thank you for your kind comment. I have created a ppt document with postcodes and direction to some of these locations. The download link should still be active in the info section. Let me know if it still works. I have also updated this video with a google maps version. Have a good trip when you go :)
Muy buen video, excelente trabajo!!! que hermosos lugares, dichosos de haberlos recorrido.
I love everything about it! Thank you so much, and don´t loos your head!
Thank you 🙏 for this video.the best flim for me is the highlander . remember in the end, there can be only one don’t lose your head
Outstanding, very much appreciated I don't need to get ma boots oan noo 👏
Great mashup! Well done 👍
We’ve been there also😀thanks you for sharing 👊
good work :-) been to the castle twice, awesome place.13 hour drive from wales
Amazing! Thank you very much to share with us!!
Damn cool! Really entertaining! Thumbs up.
ty for this a part of me was hoping when you showed the sword location. the sword would still be in the ground rusted and in cased in stone etc. wishful thinking i know. They most likely took the sword after they took that shot of it.
Stuart Breedon. nother great video + wow didn't know that Prometheus was not only shot in ISLAND! In Scotland too wow
Beautiful
Great work, well done.
Fantastic...!!
How about highlander the series, in the episode homeland, Duncan MacLeod goes to Glenfinnan to visit the burial site of his first love....he buried a bracelet with her, but had found it for sale in Paris, having been dug up by grave robbers, so he had to go back to re-bury it, and end up having to fight the Immortal who killed his father and activated Duncan's immortality by killing Duncan.
There's an inn there called glenuig inn, unfortunately it doesn't look the one in the show because they did extensive renovations, but it's the site where the episode was filmed. 🙂
What I don't know is if the forest scenes in that episode were filmed in Glenfinan or in Seattle. 🙂
Great work, te Best locations!
Amazing!!!
Scotland für mich das schönste Land der Welt, ich liebe es
Wow. Thanks for making this. Must have been amazing to visit these places. I live in Ireland and I’m planning to visit these locations.
Do you know where the place is where Conor and Ramirez practised together on top of rock slab in the mountains? Helicopter filmed I presume.
That location is called the Cioch in the Black Cuillin Mountains on the Isle of Skye. You have to be a very good climber and not afraid of heights for that one! www.ambaile.org.uk/asset/37124/1/EN37124-the-cioch-the-cuillins-isle-of-skye.htm/
@@MidiansMusic cheers for the info.
Awesome man Xx
Hi Mate!
Ok going on my own and leaving the wife and kid at home. Going to drive my porsche in and all my friends are thinking I'm insane to go in November. My question to you good Sir is.. Is it difficult to get to the exact locations? Is there a long climb or walk? will I need boots and and supplies getting to some locations ? sorry for daft questions but Ive never done this before but this is my fav movie and I have to pay tribute! Thanks in Advance :).
Hi Tony, It all depends on which locations you're visiting. I've added some details next to each location in order of appearance:
MacLeods Vs Frasers (Glencoe) - Next to Road
Loch Shiel (Glenfinnan) - Carpark, small walk to shore. To get the high angle shot, need to go up monument
Eilean Donan (Clan MacLeod's Castle) - Car Park
Ralston Cairn (Connor & Heather's Homested - Glencoe) - Next to a road but this one will need a bit of a climb to find the outcrop of rocks.
Dun Dubh (Training Montage) - Probably the hardest as it's a 0.6 mile walk on a slight gradient from the Quiraing car park.
Village Field (Glen Nevis) - Next to road. Gate was closed but I entered it to get my shot amongst some sheep!
Refuge Bay (Beach) - Tricky one to find. Best look out for the rocks on the south side of the beach.
This was all done in October so I think you'll be ok! If you need any further details, I can create a map of exact locations and where I started from and email it over.
Happy Hunting!
Stuart Breedon Hi there my goodness that would be amazing!
Thank you so much for the tips. I’m pretty much going to copy exactly what you have done. Let’s hope the Porsche doesn’t break down in the middle of nowhere with no reception 😂
How do I privately send you my email address?
Thanks in advance buddy 😎
Stuart Breedon Hi mate I did send it? I’ve just re-sent please have a look see :)
@@awilliams7052 - Yeap got it :)
@@MidiansMusic Top Man!
i live in scotland where u from mate? i live aberdeen i want to visit these places i adore highlander
I'm from Bletchley in Buckinghamshire, it's a long drive but worth it!
grande!!!!!!!
Do Rob Roy next please! 👍
It’s been a goal of mine to visit these spots and I intend to in the next few years. Were the drives between spots very long or did you do a few in a day?
Some are quite close, but other locations were further away. Yes we were there for a few days. For example the first stop was the battle field, then onto Heather & Connors home (2.6 miles away), then onto the Village Field (24.8 miles away), then to Glenfinnan's Loch Shiel (18.6 miles) on to Morar Beach (24.2 Miles Away). We stayed at Fort Augustus on the southern shore of Loch Ness, so it was still an extra 47 Miles to Eilean Donan Castle, then another 62 miles to the locations on the Isle of Skye. It's a big long round trip. If you need any extra info on exact locations, let me know :)
Stuart Breedon thanks for all this info. I was wondering if I should look into guided tours or if I’m better on my own. Are there public ways to get there or is it just best to rent a car? Coming from USA.
@@TheMikeSnyder84 Better on your own as I'm unaware of any tours. All locations are near a road so renting a car would be the best option.
Hey buddy. Loved the video, a man after my own heart. I’m going to be doing a small documentary on the Scotland Highlander locations and the tune you use by Michael Kamen is what I’d also like to use on my video. Can you tell me please where you got the rights to use the music please? I know there’s places where you can do this, pay a small fee and it’s copyright free, but it’s mostly chart music. Any help and I’d be very grateful. Best wishes. Dene.
Hi, ok..in a nutshell I just used the music! During the upload process I wait to see if it's accepted, adverts attached, or block in countries. On this occasion, I believe adverts were added. Also, you won't be able to monetise the video (which i don't care about).
@@MidiansMusic thank you very much for the info bud, much appreciated 🤙
@@mackieoutdoors9410 Hi Dene, I couldn't find your comment about the Village Field. If you're still trying to find it, have you downloaded my power point from the info? This should help you
That 1 person wanted to do this but got beaten to it
Still do it!
Hey matey. I messaged you a while ago asking about Highlander music you used etc, anyway, as I said in the message, I was making Scottish Highlander Locations videos, well the first one is up on my page and as a fellow highlander fan I thought you might be interested to watch. It’s on mackie outdoors matey, hope your well 🏴🗡
I do hope I did reply to your first message about the music? Checking out your video now :)
@@MidiansMusic yes mate you did and thank you for replying again. I reckoned as a fellow Highlander fan my video would be right up your street. Hope your well you and yer misses 🏴👍🗡
There can be only one!
where is that castle where he was living with his wife and Ramirez Kurgan fight ?
Oh Glencoe got it ty
@@TommyMartini657_jciridje Yes, Glen Coe. The location is called Ralston Cairn
great to see this thanks for sharing
Pretty legit! No idea how you found all these locations. I found a couple you can see here: th-cam.com/video/gmPVxpz9l2s/w-d-xo.html
Cool Video!! Well done.
Fantastic video, due to a sharp research and faithfull camera work as compared to film stills. I know nothing about Harry Potter movies but Highlander is the reason why I once visited Scotland and its Highlands. Your video makes me yearn for a second vacation there ! Thank you !
PERFECT!! Very nice, same
perspective like in the Movie...and the soundtrack fits !!! Thank you for the great video and the effort
You did a fantastic job! Very well done and beautifully edited!
Awesome. Currently watching in a camper van at almost midnight at the base of Ben Nevis. Thank you👍
bit gutted his house/mini castle he had with Heather arent there, even as ruins.
It was never a real building, just stage materials. Besides, there's a main road directly underneath. The only thing that is still there from the movie is the pyramid of stones.
There can only be ONE🏴
Absolutely fantastic film. Thanks for doing this!
Great video, I'm heading up there next week so you've really helped me find those filming locations :-)
Not a problem, if you need any SatNav postcodes, let me know.
@@MidiansMusic hi sorry for taking a while to get back to you. We couldn't find the path up to Ralston Cairn, we walked all over the place but just couldn't find it. Parked where you did though.
Still a great vid and I'm back to try again 🙂
@@richardgorton5630 Aww, that's a shame. If you are going back again, ping me and I'll give out better locational images :)
@@MidiansMusic hi Stuart thank you so much for getting back to me, we're going up on Monday August 2nd. I think I need to park where you did and walk along the road for a couple of hundred metres to find the path, guessing though 😁.
@@richardgorton5630 Yes, that's right. It's a shame I cannot add photos to posts. But lets try this,
www.google.co.uk/maps/@56.6629476,-4.9681857,3a,75y,33.87h,89.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sc4Kl1F0BI8f94iY3U_USAg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Go over the metal barrier and walk up the path which heads off to the left :)
I have question ' the old building in the movies ' what today is destroyed' this bulding was really there or only put it there for the movie
You mean Connor & Heather's Homested? Yes this was built just for the movie. But there is a small pyramid of stacked stones which is still there.
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Thanks so much for sharing your amazing experience with us!!!
Morning Buddy. Part two of my Scottish highlander videos is up. If your interested, look for part two on my page. It over an hour long so have a wee double Glenmorangie on the rocks at hand 😆. Hope your well. Dene.
Almost perfect video slightly marred by the HP inclusion
This is amazing video as a fan of Highlander 😍
Absolutely amazing. Thank you so much.
Isn't the highlands absolutely beautiful!
Are people allowed to go metal detecting in those areas?🤔 Thanks
This was outstanding...thank you so much
Nice, thanks for the PowerPoint, just in time as we visit Scotland next week so a few stops will be made
Most welcome, glad it was helpful. I'm back up there in September....going to revisit a few places again myself.
brilliant you got the music on too
Thanks so much for making this video. I have always wanted to Go to these places and thanks in large part to the video, My wife and I are planning to copy your adventure and are planning our own Scottish adventure..
You're welcome. Some of the places can be hard to find if you don't know exactly where they are, so I have updated the info to include a link to a power point showing some Google Street views and explanations on how to reach it. Happy travels.
@@MidiansMusic that's awesome thanks , I'm not going until January so plenty of time to plan ( And force my wife to watch the Highlander films ) only downside she wants me to watch Harry potter .... Il let you know how we get on . 👍😃
Love it. It was only missing the location when they train with swords in a Cliff. Dont know if this was filmed nearby.
Thank you. The location you might be referring to is at Beinn Eighe ('We must fight until only one remains" clip) which is much harder to reach the exact location compared to the other locations, plus its was about 45 miles North from Eilean Donan Castle. Or maybe it's the location where Connor disarms Ramirez and the sword falls down the cliff, this place is near Sgurr Alasdair (Isle of Skye) and you basically have to be a rock climber to get there :)