Macfarquhar’s Bed

A boulder the size of a cottage sits in the middle of nowhere near Inverness, supposedly marking where a local giant once slept. Whether Macfarquhar was real or folklore's invention hardly matters - what matters is that you'll find yourself walking across moorland to reach this lumpy grey rock and genuinely wondering what possessed someone to name a boulder after a bed.

It's the sort of thing that takes twenty minutes from the road if you're determined, and honestly, that's about the right amount of time for it. You won't spend long examining the stone itself - it's a rock, after all - but the walk out gives you proper Highland views, and there's something oddly satisfying about standing next to something so arbitrary and old. Local history buffs might squeeze a story or two from it; children will get bored within minutes unless you're very good at making up tall tales.

Free, obviously. No facilities, no visitors' centre, just moorland and Scottish weather. If you're staying at Delny Glamping nearby, it's a decent leg-stretch on a decent day, and the kind of oddball detour that breaks up a park holiday nicely. Don't dress it up as a major expedition though - it's a boulder with a name. Go for the walk itself, not the destination.