Old travel Blog photograph of the Loch Maree Hotel in Talladale, a village on the southwestern shore of Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland. The waters of Loch Maree were thought to have curative effects, with being submerged in the water thought to be a cure for lunacy. It has has its own monster in the form of the muc-sheilch. The loch is often referred to as the most beautiful loch in the Highlands. Wester Ross is featured in the lyrics to the song Letter from America by The Proclaimers, and Kishorn Commandos by North Sea Gas, which relate the wild lifestyle of construction workers on the Ninian Central Platform in Kishorn. Many other songs refer to or are named after areas, geographical features and villages of Wester Ross, notably Loch Maree Islands, which has been recorded by many artists including Calum Kennedy. Major outdoor scenes in the films Stardust and The Eagle of the Ninth were shot in Wester Ross. Wester Ross is the location for the adventures of John Macnab in the book by John Buchan.
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