Heather in flower, a blanket of lilac in the Scottish Highlands. glorious purple hues landscape of the Scottish heather moors in August, Scotland, UK

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Scotland is famous for its beautiful and rugged natural landscape and nowhere can the true magnificence of this be seen better than in the Scottish Highlands in the north. Comprising the northern half of mainland Scotland, the Highlands is a vast wilderness with the local populations mostly centred in small areas along the coast.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Invercauld Estate, Grampian Region, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, uk
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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