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The area is generally sparsely populated, with many mountain ranges dominating the region. Regional administrative centres include Inverness. The Highland Council is the administrative body for around 40% of this area; the remainder is divided between the council areas of Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Moray, Perth and Kinross, and Stirling. The northern part of the Isle of Arran is generally regarded as part of the Highlands; Arran is administratively in North Ayrshire.
Culturally the area is quite different from the Scottish LowlandsThe Scottish Lowlands although not officially a geographical area of the country, in normal usage is generally meant to include those parts of Scotland not referred to as the Highlands, that is, everywhere due south and east of a line roughly drawn betwee. Most of the Highlands fall into the region known as the GaidhealtachdVisit and Contribute to the. The Gaidhealtachd is the region in Scotland and Nova Scotia where Scottish Gaelic is spoken as the native language by most or some part of the population. In the past, the Gaidhealtachd has included much of Scotland outside th, pronounced roughly Gailtahk, which was, within the last hundred years, the Gaelic speaking area of Scotland.
See also boobrieBoobrie is a fabulous water-bird of Scottish Highland folk belief. The creature haunts lakes and salt wells..
In traditional Scottish geographyGeography is the scientific study of the locational and spatial variation in both physical and human phenomena on Earth. The word derives from the Greek words g ("the Earth") and graphein ("to write," as in "to describe"). Geography is also the title of v, the Highlands refers to that part of Scotland north-west of a line drawn from DumbartonDumbarton District 1975-96 Dumbarton is a town in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde. Dumbarton Castle, founded by the Romans and rebuilt several times since, dominates the area. Dumbarton functioned as the capital of the ancient kingdom to StonehavenStonehaven is a town on the North-East coast of Scotland. It is the county town of Kincardineshire. The nearest city is Aberdeen, 16 miles away. It grew around an Iron Age fishing village, which has now developed into the "Auld Toon" ("old town"). Stoneha, including the Inner and Outer HebridesThis article is about the Hebrides islands in Scotland. See also the New Hebrides for the islands constituting Vanuatu. The Hebrides are a spread-out and diverse group of islands off the west coast of Scotland, and in geological terms are composed of the and the County of ButeshireButeshire is a small traditional county of Scotland. It comprises of a number of islands in the Firth of Clyde, the principal ones being Bute, Arran, and Great Cumbrae. In 2001 its usually resident population was 13,720. Currently Bute is part of the Unit, but excluding Orkney and Shetland, Caithness, the flat coastal land of the Counties of Nairnshire, Morayshire and Banffshire, and all East Aberdeenshire. This area differred from the Lowlands by language and tradition, better preserving the Gaelic speech. Even in a historical sense the Highlanders were a separate people from the Lowlanders, with whom, during many centuries, they shared nothing in common. The City of Inverness is usually regarded as the capital of the Highlands.