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Historic Attractions in Northern Highlands

Dun Dornaigil (HS)

Altnaharra, Wester Ross, IV27

Still impressive with a section of its outside wall standing to almost 7 metres, it has a fine lintel stone over the...

Strathpeffer

Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, Scotland, UK

This extraordinary village of Victorian hotels, villas, shops and churches was once a fashionable spa. Here visitors came...

Castletown Harbour

by Thurso, Caithness, KW14

This fine harbour was built in 1824 to serve the nearby quarry. Ships laden with paving stones sailed from here to England...

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...

Castle of Old Wick (HS)

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...

1	Dun Dornaigil (HS)	Altnaharra, Wester Ross, IV27
2	Strathpeffer	Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, Scotland, UK
3	Castletown Harbour	by Thurso, Caithness, KW14
4	Dunrobin Castle, Garden and Museum	Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6SF
5	Castle of Old Wick (HS)	Wick, Caithness, KW1 5