In Scotland the stunning rays of light from the aurora borealis are known by many as ‘Mirrie Dancers’. Not everyone realises this, but the latitude of Northern Scotland is the same as as Stavanger in Norway and Nunivak Island in Alaska, so you can actually view the Northern lights without even leaving the UK. Some of the best places to try and catch a glimpse are:
- The Isle of Skye
- the Isle of Lewis and Isle of Harris
- Shetland, Orkney and Caithness
- The Cairngorms
- Aberdeenshire and the Moray Coast
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Galloway Forest Park – which is the only Dark Sky Park in Scotland!
- Rannoch Moor and Perthshire
- Angus and the coast of Fife
- And when the aurora is really strong… even Calton Hill or Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh