The Ardnamurchan and Moidart areas are one of the best-kept secrets of the Scottish Highlands, steeped in history, full of wildlife but uncrowded with visitors. Riverview is on a peninsula but the roads to Shielfoot, both of which take you through impressive mountain ranges, make the area seem more like an island.

We have many beautiful, safe and empty beaches.  Dorlin, Sanna, Gorten, Ardtoe, Glenuig and Morar are all within easy reach by road, and many others, where the only signs of life you will find will be otter footprints, can be reached on foot.

Bonnie Prince Charlie started (and ended) his rebellion in this area. Further back in time, the Vikings ruled supreme and traces still remain in many place names. But the Vikings married into the local population and never succeeeded in changing the language - to this day many folk still speak the Gaelic and our local primary school teaches it to our children.

In the 1800s there were clearances and emigrations of whole populations - sometimes for sheep or deer grazing, sometimes for purely economic reasons - the whole subject is complex - but hundreds of ruined settlements still remain, one by the shore only a few hundred metres from Shielfoot.

For the active visitor, the River Shiel is a fine sport fishing river with the advantage of sea fishing right at the end of it. There are also many hill lochs available for fishing. Walkers will find paradise here. Our mountains rise to just under 3000 feet, which means they are not full of 'Munro baggers' - it is normal to walk all day in peaceful, hidden glens and and see no-one. Apart from mountains we have many coastal or moorland walks, some of which start at your front door.

Eating out or seeing the sights is no problem either - we have a wide variety of excellent pubs and restaurants, and such sights as the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, the most westerly point in mainland Britain, or the wildlife hide on Loch Sunart cannot be missed.