James Bond in Scotland: Here are 9 Scottish James Bond filming locations you can visit - including where parts of No Time to Die were shot
With Bond fans celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first film featuring 007, we look at the key places in Scotland that have starred in the movies.
Sean Connery made his debut as the dashing and daring spy in Dr. No, which received its world premiere on October 5, 1962.
In the six decades since there have been 27 films, with seven actors playing the iconic lead role.
Scotland has always played a leading role in the James Bond story – not least due to one of its favourite sons, Sean Connery, arguably delivering the most iconic performance as the British super spy.
In fact, 007 author Ian Fleming was reportedly so impressed with Connery’s portrayal in ‘Dr No’ that he gave Bond Scottish heritage in his later books.
In ‘You Only Live Twice’ it’s revealed that the spy went to private Edinburgh school Fettes College, while in ‘On Her Majesty's Secret Service’ we discover that Bond’s father is originally from Glen Coe (a revelation used to great effect in the Daniel Craig Bond film ‘Skyfall’).
So it’s little wonder that on his exotic adventures around the world, James Bond has visited Scotland on more than a handful of times.
Here are the places you can visit to follow in 007’s footsteps.
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Scotland has always played a leading role in the James Bond story – not least due to one of its favourite sons, Sean Connery, arguably delivering the most iconic performance as the British super spy.
5. Gare Loch
In 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me, starring Roger Moore, Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, located on Argyll's Gare Loch, plays a major part in the film. It's where 007, wearing full navy uniform, discovers that baddy Stromberg is targeting british submarines. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
6. Eilean Donan Castle
The picturesque Eilean Donan Castle, on Scotland's stunning west coast, had a memorable cameo in Pierce Brosnan's The World is Not Enough. It provided the backdrop for Q to demonstrate his lateast gadget - bagpipes that double as a machine gun. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
7. Loch Craignish
In 1963's From Russia With Love, a classic Sean Connery Bond film, 007 is seen fleeing SPECTRE agents in a speedboat, supposedly in Turkey. In fact the scene was shot on Loch Craignish, near Crinan in Argyll. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
8. Glen Etive
Skyfall was a huge box office hit in 2012, with the majority of the Daniel Craig-starring film set in Scotland. Bond's run-down family home was located in the stunning countryside of Glen Etive. Don't bother looking for the house though - it was built (and destroyed) in London instead, with the interiors constructed at Pienwood Studios. Photo: Canva/Getty Images