Strathpeffer
Strathpeffer is a town and also spa community in Ross and also Cromarty, Highland, Scotland, with a population of 1,469. It depends on a glen 5 miles (8 km) west of Dingwall, with the altitude ranging from 60 to 120 m (200 to 400 feet) over water level. Shielded on the west and north, it has a somewhat dry and cozy environment. Strathpeffer's distinctive Victorian architecture has included in its allure. Strathpeffer includes several large hotels as well as many guest houses, holiday homes and B&B establishments. There is a breathtaking golf course, which boasts the lengthiest decline from tee to green of any type of program in Scotland. Strathpeffer is the house of one of the globe's most extreme mtb races, the Strathpuffer, a 24-hour event kept in January every year. Organised by Square Wheels bike store, it uses the neighborhood route network as well as on a regular basis draws in over 400 rivals. The Strathpeffer and District Pipe Band and also local Highland professional dancers do in the square every Saturday from end May to September, as well as this is a prominent celebration for both visitors as well as citizens. Nearby is Castle Leod, seat of the Earl of Cromartie, Chief of the Clan Mackenzie, which is currently open to the public a number of times a year. The annual Strathpeffer Highland Gathering, one of the longest-established Highland Games in Scotland, takes place in the grounds of Castle Leod every August.