Carmel Highlands was established by Franklin Devendorf and Frank Powers in 1916. Early folk lore has it that the Carmel Highlands area was settled by Scottish sailors who had jumped ship and named the area because of the resemblance to the Scotland coast. Today this area is an exclusive area with many expensive homes perched above the rugged coast. A local resident has a very unusual rock garden next to the Highland gas station, its worth a look...