#Highlander scotland movie

Select from 718 premium Scottish Highlander of the highest quality. With the news that a remake will begin filming in the next year or two, hopefully we’ll still see a lot of the wonderful locations in Scotland that were in the original. Find Scottish Highlander stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images.

but if you’re pushed for time our 1-day Loch Ness, Glencoe and the Highlands tour is the best way to get an overview of the stunning scenery that this film showcases.

our 3-day Isle of Skye, The Highlands & Loch Ness tour takes in many of these sights too,.

our 2-day Eilean Donan, Loch Ness & the North West Highlands tour stops at Glencoe, Eilean Donan Castle and makes a quick trip to the Glenfinnan Viaduct.

#Highlander scotland movie

If you wish to visit some of the locations where the movie was filmed, Timberbush Tours offer tours that take in these particular sights: The film is a real visual treat for Scottish Highland scenery. Loch Shiel is used for filming later on in the movie though, as well as Glencoe, Rannoch Moor and many others. At 117 feet long, she is spacious and has every comfort needed for enjoying the. This was not accurate though as these scenes were filmed at Eilean Donan Castle on the shore of Loch Duich. The Scottish Highlander is a barge that cruises the countryside of Scotland. The character of Connor is based in the village of Glenfinnan, on the shore of Loch Shiel which is what we see at the beginning of the film. Large parts of the movie were set and filmed in Scotland, with some wonderful scenic shots of the Highlands. In order to defeat his nemeses, he is trained by another immortal an Egyptian named Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez who just happens to be played by famous Scot, Sean Connery (yes he keeps his usual unmistakable accent for the part). The film places Connor in many noteworthy eras of history, whilst focusing on ‘modern times’ with his battle against his nemeses, ‘the Kurgan’. The film chronicles the life of Connor McLeod, of the Clan MacLeod, who happens to be an immortal, from his life in the Scottish Highlands in 16th century to 1980’s New York where he is now based. Despite the complexing casting decisions Sean Connery playing an Egyptian, a Frenchman playing a Scot, iffy special effects and clichés a plenty, the film is just simply awesome and probably one of Scotland’s most internationally well-known films.

Released in 1986 where it didn’t do too well in the cinema, the film would find its audience on home video which led to the exhaustive franchise that we have today. Originally farmers kept Highland cows as a source. This hardy breed is a descendant of 'Hamitic Longhorns' and was brought to the UK from Africa and Europe by neolithic people 4000 years ago. until now.įor those unaware, this is the opening to a cult movie called ‘Highlander’ which, if you are like myself growing up in the 80’s, you’ve probably seen a number of times. Highland cattle are Scotlands oldest native breed of cow and originated in the Scottish Highlands and Outer Hebrides (a Scottish island to the northwest). If you’re of a certain age, then you may recognise the following extract from a certain film…įrom the dawn of time we came moving silently down through the centuries, living many secret lives, struggling to reach the time of the Gathering when the few who remain will battle to the last.