The UK premiere of Macbeth takes place tomorrow at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre, and it promises rich dividends for the country's tourist industry. The towering, atmospheric Skye backdrops are a key part of the film.
They include:
The Quiraing, a place of unusual rock formations at the north end of Trotternish Ridge, close to the village of Staffin. It's here that Macbeth is awarded the title of Thane of Cawdor and where his army returns home in the aftermath of a battle.
The other-worldly and spectacularly rugged Old Man of Storr (which we see as Macbeth makes his towards the battlefield) is one of Skye's best-known attractions. The Lonely Planet guide has described it as a "50m-high, pot-bellied pinnacle of crumbling basalt" but that doesn't do it justice.
Sligachan Glen, near Sgurr Nan Gillean, is a stirring though relatively isolated place. In the film, it's where Lady Macduff and her children are sent to meet their maker.
Glen Brittle forest and the Fairy Pools are where Banquo is killed on Macbeth's orders. The forest is every bit as picturesque as you would expect of a place like Skye; the crystal-clear Fairy Pools, a series of flowing pools on the River Brittle, enclosed by a natural stone wall. They're a magical attraction on their own. You can see why this particular place appealed to the film’s location specialists.
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