Tour Scotland Summer travel video, with Scottish music, of a road trip drive on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to the village of Glenfinnan, Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionnain, in the Lochaber area of the Highlands. In the Highlander universe, Connor and Duncan MacLeod are both Scots born in Glenfinnan in 1518 and 1592, respectively. Eilean Donan castle is used as a stand in for Glenfinnan in the franchise. Scattered along the main road, Glenfinnan is situated at the head of Loch Shiel which stretches South West for 20 miles to Acharacle. Glenfinnan attracts many thousands of visitors from around the world to experience the stunning scenery but also the special atmosphere. The famous Glenfinnan viaduct carries the railway to Glenfinnan Station. The filming of the second and third Harry Potter books, Harry Potter and the Chambers of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban took place in this area with the Hogwarts Express calling at Glenfinnan. When driving in Scotland, slow down and enjoy the trip
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