Rannoch Moor (/ ˈrænəx / ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Mòinteach Rai (th)neach) is an expanse of around 50 square miles (130 km 2) of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch in Scotland, from where it extends into westerly Perth and Kinross, northerly Lochaber (in Highland), and the area of Highland Scotland toward its south-west, northern Argyll and B...

One of the last remaining wildernesses in Europe, the Great Moor of Rannoch is a beautiful outdoor space stretching far north and west from Rannoch Station. The area is a vast stretch of land composed of blanket bog, lochans, rivers, and rocky outcrops which makes it a very challenging environment which still supports varieties of flora and fauna.

Rannoch Moor is a large expanse of around 50 square miles (130 square kilometres) of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch, in Perthshire and Kinross and Lochaber, Highland, partly northern Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Rannoch Moor is designated a National Heritage site as one of Britain's last truly unspoilt wildernesses

Learn about the cultural heritage of Rannoch Moor, including its connection to the famous West Highland Way, a long-distance footpath that traverses the moor, and the tales of the legendary "Bean Nighe," a Scottish mythological figure associated with the moor.

A short walk on Rannoch Moor in the Highlands "Bleak and wild" or a place to "breathe peace … and forget the world"? Rannoch Moor is regularly described as the last remaining wilderness in Britain. Rannoch Moor is a place of extremes and contradictions, and over the centuries it has inspired and awed in equal measure.

At an average altitude of 300 metres, Rannoch Moor is a grand plateau (expanse of high land) covering an area of about 50 square miles – this is just a bit smaller than Glasgow! So how did such a large upland area become so waterlogged? For the answer we have to …

Rannoch Moor is one of the last remaining wildernesses in Europe. It is a stunningly beautiful area stretching far north and west from the main 'hub' Rannoch Station.

Rannoch Moor is an expanse of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch in Perth and Kinross, covering 50 square miles (130 km²). Parts of it lie in other regions but the focus of this page is its remote centre, devoid of fields, dwellings or public roads.

Rannoch Moor. 05/01/76; Scotland; 1,519 ha; 56°39'N 004°36'W. Nature Reserve, SSSI. Dominated by glacial features, moraines, peat-filled depressions, and lochs, and exhibiting an extensive complex of western-type blanket bog, the site includes numerous nutrient-poor and acidic lakes with varying extents of marginal and submerged vegetation.

Most people first see Rannoch Moor when driving north from Bridge of Orchy. Near Achallader the main road and the railway line diverge and the road makes a sweeping climb up to the Rannoch Moor plateau. What you find there can be a glory of heather and lochan surrounded by …