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Dunnet Head Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Dunnet Head Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

The most northerly point on the Scottish mainland has had a lighthouse since 1831.
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  • Tarbat NessLighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
    Tarbat Ness Lighthouse

    Scotland, UK

    This 41m (134ft) high red banded lighthouse, completed in 1830, is the tallest on the Scottish mainland. Its...

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  • Dunrobin Castle, Garden and Museum
    Dunrobin Castle, Garden and Museum

    Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6SF

    This ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Sutherland is the largest house in the Scottish Highlands. Re-modelled in the...

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  • Castle of Mey © Copyright Castle of Mey
    Castle and Gardens of Mey

    Mey, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8XH

    The most northerly castle on the Scottish mainland, it was built between 1566 and 1572. The castle was acquired by Her...

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    • Visit Scotland Reviews Available 5 stars
    Stoer Head Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
    Stoer Head Lighthouse

    Scotland, UK

    The keepers of this lighthouse, built in 1870, some 12 miles by single track road from Lochinver were relatively self...

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  • Cape Wrath Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
    Cape Wrath Lighthouse

    Scotland, UK

    The lighthouse at Scotland’s north westerly tip was built in 1828. It can be reached today by a short ferry crossing...

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  • Wick Heritage Museum
    Wick Heritage Museum

    18-27 Bank Row, Wick, Caithness, KW1 5EY

    The centre holds a rich collection of items relating to Wick and its fishing heritage including boats and part of a...

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  • Carn Liath © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Carn Liath (HS)

    by Golspie, Sutherland, KW9

    This substantial broch, with outer defences and traces of houses, stands on a terrace overlooking the sea.

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  • Edderton Cross-Slab
    Edderton Cross-Slab

    by Tain, Ross-shire, IV19

    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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  • Castle Sinclair Giringoe © Copyright Clan Sinclair Trust
    Castle Sinclair Girnigoe

    Wick, Caithness, KW1 4QT

    Castle Sinclair Girnigoe was built around the late 14th to early 15th centuries on a rocky promontory, and was defended on...

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  • Duncansby Head Lighthouse
    Duncansby Head Lighthouse

    Scotland, UK

    This lighthouse built in 1924 is well worth the extra few minutes’ drive from John o’ Groats. Magnificent coastal...

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  • Whaligoe Steps and Harbour
    Whaligoe Steps and Harbour

    Ulbster, Lybster, Caithness, KW2

    An extraordinary harbour reached by a flight of 330 steps cut into the cliff. Many boats once fished from here, their...

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  • Caithness Broch Centre
    Caithness Broch Centre

    Auckengill, Keiss, by Wick, Caithness, KW1 4XP

    Come and explore the broch heritage of Caithness at this new and state of the art Centre.An ideal stopping point on the...

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    • Visit Scotland Reviews Available 2 stars
    Fyrish Monument
    Fyrish Monument

    Alness, Ross-shire, IV17

    Erected around 1783 by General Sir Hector Munro to provide employment in a time of famine, the monument is said to be a...

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  • Ullapool
    Ullapool

    Ullapool, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK

    This charming small town with its whitewashed houses, spacious streets, and sheltered harbour was established in 1788 to...

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  • 1 Dunnet Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    2 Tarbat Ness Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    3 Dunrobin Castle, Garden and Museum Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6SF
    4 Castle and Gardens of Mey Mey, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8XH 5 stars
    5 Stoer Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    6 Cape Wrath Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    7 Wick Heritage Museum 18-27 Bank Row, Wick, Caithness, KW1 5EY
    8 Carn Liath (HS) by Golspie, Sutherland, KW9
    9 Edderton Cross-Slab by Tain, Ross-shire, IV19
    10 Castle Sinclair Girnigoe Wick, Caithness, KW1 4QT
    11 Duncansby Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    12 Whaligoe Steps and Harbour Ulbster, Lybster, Caithness, KW2
    13 Caithness Broch Centre Auckengill, Keiss, by Wick, Caithness, KW1 4XP 2 stars
    14 Fyrish Monument Alness, Ross-shire, IV17
    15 Ullapool Ullapool, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK

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