Collection: Overrated Scotland magnets
If we could see oorsels as ithers see us what would we see? Well, thanks to the wonders of the interwebs we can and apparently some of Scotland’s loveliest places… kinda suck.
It seems some of the visitors to our shores have misunderstood what they came to see and then they've written a review to prove it. This collection features some choice quotes from those reviews, paired with the gorgeous locations they describe. Sometimes the truth is hilarious.
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A long drive to Ardnamurchan – magnet
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Ben Lomond is a boring hike – magnet
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Ben Nevis is too high – magnet
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Caerlaverock Castle must be one of the most boring places ever – magnet
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Craigievar Castle is more of a tall house – magnet
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Craigmillar Castle is a crumbling ruin – magnet
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Don’t go to Sumburgh Head Lighthouse expecting to see a lighthouse – magnet
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Dundee looks post-apocalyptic – magnet
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Dunnottar Castle is a ruin – magnet
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Edinburgh Castle is mostly boring – magnet
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Eilean Donan is a fake castle – magnet
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Fingal's Cave is like any other cave – magnet
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Flatten the Scottish Parliament – magnet
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Glen Coe is actually a valley – magnet
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Glen Coe isn’t spectacular but it is rainy – magnet
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Glen Etive is muddy – magnet
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It's a long path to the Old Man of Meh – magnet
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Jarlshoff is just a few holes in the ground – magnet
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Leith is full of lads on drugs – magnet
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Leith is run down (with ships) – magnet
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Newhaven has a lot of rat traps – magnet
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Not sure about the Ring of Brodgar – magnet
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Rannoch Moor is bleak – magnet
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Sandwood Bay is not worth four hours – magnet
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Scott’s View is nothing special – magnet
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Slains Castle smells like a toilet – magnet
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Stac Polliadh isn't very high – magnet
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Staring at the water in Portobello – magnet
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Stay outside Edinburgh Castle – magnet
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Stirling Castle looks cheap – magnet
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That blot on the landscape is Braemar Castle – magnet
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The Bass Rock is barren – magnet
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The Bealach na Bà is scary – magnet
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The best thing about Dunfermline Abbey is the squirrels – magnet
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The broken walls of Urquhart Castle – magnet
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The Callanish Stones have no atmosphere – magnet
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