Northern highlands is the best place to see the northern lights in scotland.
Best place in scotland to see northern lights.
Add aurora hunting to your bucket list and soar high into scotland s dark skies to witness mother nature s own light show.
The mirrie dancers which refers to flickering of the lights in the night skies.
The 15 best places to see the northern lights in scotland this winter the aurora borealis or northern lights are an elusive phenomenon but can be seen in scotland if you know where to look.
Of course it s a cracking spot for that too.
They even have a special name for it in shetlands.
The 50 mile long coast stretches from aberdeen to inverness and is a beautifully rugged place to see the lights during winter.
Scotland s latitude mirrors stavanger in norway and nunivak island in alaska making it the uk s best place to see these awe inspiring mirrie dancers.
You could celebrate christmas in a loch side lodge toast hogmanay the new year in january in edinburgh or take advantage of less rain in february.
Some of the best places to see the northern lights in scotland s highlands and islands are.
For this to happen the geomagnetic conditions must be particularly active.
On skye s trotternish peninsula the quirky shulista croft wigwams are a cosy base for exploring the northern tip of the island.
The northern lights in scotland are most often seen in the far northern reaches but if the conditions are there then the mirrie dancers can be seen from almost anywhere in the country.
Some of the most favoured spots in which to marvel at the northern lights in scotland include.
Barns ness lighthouse near dunbar sarah white.
The midnight sun makes it impossible to see the northern lights.
Skye is home to no less than nine dark sky discovery sites making it one of the best places in scotland for stargazing as well as hunting for the northern lights.
The outer hebrides is a fantastic place to see the northern lights in scotland and i ve been fortunate to see them several times whilst on holiday on north uist.
The crowning jewel among scotland s litany of world class national parks the cairngorms are transformative even before you ve settled in to do some northern lights spotting.
Shetland orkney and caithness.
Many photographers based in lerwick were able to capture the northern lights during the colder season.
The best time to see the northern lights in scotland is december through february the darkest months of the year.