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Fyrish Monument
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Erected around 1783 by General Sir Hector Munro to provide employment in a time of famine, the monument is said to be a copy of the gates of the Indian fortress of Negapatam, captured by Sir Hector.
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Address:
Fyrish
, Alness, Ross-shire, IV17
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Edderton Cross-Slab
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This handsome Pictish cross-slab has crosses on both sides. Below one is the beautifully carved figure of a man on horseback.
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Address:
Edderton
, by Tain, Ross-shire, IV19
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Nigg Cross-Slab
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One of the finest Pictish cross-slabs with elaborate bossed panels, beasts and symbols. Inside the old church at Nigg.
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Address:
Nigg
, by Tain, Ross-shire, IV19
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Shandwick Cross-Slab
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An outstanding Pictish monument, on one side is a prominent cross, on the other there are various symbols and scenes including one of a man shooting a crossbow at a stag.
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Address:
Shandwick
, by Tain, Ross-shire, IV20
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Dun Dornaigil (HS)
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Still impressive with a section of its outside wall standing to almost 7 metres, it has a fine lintel stone over the blocked entrance.
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Address:
Alltnacaillich
, Altnaharra, Wester Ross, IV27
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Grey Cairns of Camster (HS)
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The two huge neolithic cairns are particularly impressive. One is round with a corbelled central chamber and passage. The other is 70 metres long with two chambers and passages.
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Address:
Upper Camster
, Lybster, Sutherland, KW1
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Keiss Harbour
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This attractive harbour and its fine slate roofed warehouse were both built in 1831. Beside the warehouse, sunk back into the slope of the cliff, is an old icehouse.
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Address:
Keiss
, by Wick, Sutherland, KW1
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Fleet Mound
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This great embankment was built in 1814 - 1816 to carry the new road across Loch Fleet. The old bridge is fitted with extraordinary flap valves that allow the river out but stop the sea coming in.
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Address:
Golspie, Sutherland, KW10
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Castletown Harbour
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This fine harbour was built in 1824 to serve the nearby quarry. Ships laden with paving stones sailed from here to England and later also to Australia and South America.
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Address:
Castletown
, by Thurso, Sutherland, KW14
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Whaligoe Steps and Harbour
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An extraordinary harbour reached by a flight of 330 steps cut into the cliff. Many boats once fished from here, their catches of herring being carried up the steps to the curing station.
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Address:
Whaligoe
, Ulbster, Lybster, Sutherland, KW2
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Hill O' Many Stones (HS)
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More than 22 rows of low slabs arranged in a slightly fan-shaped pattern. They may have been a prehistoric observatory.
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Address:
Mid-Clythe
, Lybster, Sutherland, KW3
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Carn Liath (HS)
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This substantial broch, with outer defences and traces of houses, stands on a terrace overlooking the sea.
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Address:
by Golspie, Sutherland, KW9
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