Popular social media app TikTok has saw a number of Harry Potter fans lauding over some popular Scottish locations, proclaiming the sights to ‘be straight out of a Harry Potter movie’.
Many of the most well-known scenes from the movies were actually filmed across the country. In fact, you can even buy a flat ‘located in’ Diagon Alley nowadays.
And while you can’t actually play Quidditch, drink butterbeer or jump on the back of a Hippogriff, you can certainly still take in the magic of Harry Potter by visiting these breathtaking Scottish sights.
And while you can’t actually play Quidditch, drink butterbeer or jump on the back of a Hippogriff, you can certainly still take in the magic of Harry Potter by visiting these breathtaking Scottish sights.
![Haunting, yet stunning, Greyfriars is a well known cemetery in the capital that was said to have be a huge inspiration for Harry Potter. It is known that that the graveyard was where J.K. Rowling came up with the name of one the book's greatest villains. Within the graveyard you can find the real Tom Riddle, with a gravestone marked for Thomas Riddell Esquire.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmYwMzhhZGNkLTM4MGQtNGRiZC05MGQ3LTJmYTg0YjM0MDQ3NjphZWIzYWJjYy1kYzQxLTQzM2UtYTk5Ni1jNDlkYjFiNDhmNDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Greyfriars Kirkyard - Edinburgh
Haunting, yet stunning, Greyfriars is a well known cemetery in the capital that was said to have be a huge inspiration for Harry Potter. It is known that that the graveyard was where J.K. Rowling came up with the name of one the book's greatest villains. Within the graveyard you can find the real Tom Riddle, with a gravestone marked for Thomas Riddell Esquire. Photo: Contributed
![Awe-inspiring waterfalls, and the second tallest in the UK at 120 metres. It can be seen in the background of a Quidditch match, while it also appears in the Goblet of Fire film.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmMxNDdhN2UwLWVlY2ItNGE5My1hMzQ1LTU3ZmFiYjY4YTE3NTpjNWI3Yzg0Zi0yZDE3LTQ2ZGYtYTNiNi1iMzQ4NWJlNmJmZGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Steall Falls - Glen Nevis
Awe-inspiring waterfalls, and the second tallest in the UK at 120 metres. It can be seen in the background of a Quidditch match, while it also appears in the Goblet of Fire film. Photo: Contributed
![One of the most popular streets in Edinburgh is said to be the real life inspiration for the famous Diagon Alley so often seen across the Harry Potter films. Magical.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjUzNjgyYWU5LTk1Y2YtNGRhZi05YjU0LWQzMzkxNjBkY2I0NTphNjIxNjFjNS1lNjFmLTQ2NGQtOTZlNy03NTZlMWM3NzQ2YTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Victoria Street - Edinburgh
One of the most popular streets in Edinburgh is said to be the real life inspiration for the famous Diagon Alley so often seen across the Harry Potter films. Magical. Photo: Contributed
![Although it has never been admitted to, the location of Harry Potter's famous Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is said to be based on George Heriot's School in Edinburgh.](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjhjNmIzNjJlLWE5MjgtNDgxNS04YzAwLWQ4Y2M3MWJlM2RkYTo4YWM2YWMxNS02YzIyLTQwNTMtOTJiMC1hZjFlZjUyOGRkNzM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
8. George Heriot's School - Edinburgh
Although it has never been admitted to, the location of Harry Potter's famous Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, is said to be based on George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. Photo: Canva Pro