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Historic Attractions in Northern Highlands
Scotland, UK
The lighthouse at Scotland’s north westerly tip was built in 1828. It can be reached today by a short ferry crossing...
Scotland, UK
The keepers of this lighthouse, built in 1870, some 12 miles by single track road from Lochinver were relatively self...
Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8XH
The most northerly castle on the Scottish mainland, for almost 50 years it was the summer residence of Her Majesty Queen...
Scotland, UK
This 41m (134ft) high red banded lighthouse, completed in 1830, is the tallest on the Scottish mainland. Its...
Scotland, UK
The most northerly point on the Scottish mainland has had a lighthouse since 1831.
There is a car park close to...
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...
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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Scotland, UK
Three miles north of Wick, this 1849 lighthouse was first in Scotland to have diagonal framing to the light-room glass....
Helmsdale, Sutherland, KW8 6JX
Museum plus art gallery, herb garden, gift shop and cafe. Discover the social and natural history of the far north....
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Lybster, Caithness, KW3
More than 22 rows of low slabs arranged in a slightly fan-shaped pattern. They may have been a prehistoric observatory.
Wick, Caithness, KW1
This late 16th century tower-house, dramatically sited on the edge of the cliff, is reached by a path from Keiss harbour....
Wick, Caithness, KW1 5
This simple tower was built in the 12th or early 13th century when the Norse Earls of Orkney ruled Caithness. It had no...
Auckengill, Keiss, by Wick, Caithness, KW1 4XP
Come and explore the broch heritage of Caithness at this new and state of the art Centre.
Scotland, UK
The first all-electric lighthouse to be built in Scotland, it was lit in 1958. It is a fifteen minute walk from the public...
Ullapool, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK
This charming small town with its whitewashed houses, spacious streets, and sheltered harbour was established in 1788 to...
| 1 | Cape Wrath Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 2 | Stoer Head Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 3 | Castle of Mey and Gardens | Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8XH | |
| 4 | Tarbat Ness Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 5 | Dunnet Head Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 6 | Whaligoe Steps and Harbour | Ulbster, Lybster, Caithness, KW2 | |
| 7 | Wick Heritage Museum | 18-27 Bank Row, Wick, Caithness, KW1 5EY | |
| 8 | Noss Head Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 9 | Timespan Heritage Centre | Helmsdale, Sutherland, KW8 6JX | |
| 10 | Hill O' Many Stanes (HS) | Lybster, Caithness, KW3 | |
| 11 | Keiss Castle | Wick, Caithness, KW1 | |
| 12 | Castle of Old Wick (HS) | Wick, Caithness, KW1 5 | |
| 13 | Caithness Broch Centre | Auckengill, Keiss, by Wick, Caithness, KW1 4XP | |
| 14 | Strathy Point Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 15 | Ullapool | Ullapool, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK |
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