North of the Highland Boundary Fault lies the Scottish Highlands. Though relatively small in area, the contrasts in the landscape are stark, owing to the regional complex geological past. In the east, you'll find rolling hills leading to lofty plateaus, with dramatic corries below. In the west, chains of precipitous peaks divided and subdivided by countless lochs. In the north, inselbergs tower over vast expanses of moorland. And over the sea to the islands, razor sharp summits erupt from the ocean.