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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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  • 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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  • 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.
    There is a car park close to...

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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
    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Strathy Point Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
    Strathy Point Lighthouse

    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...

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  • Noss Head Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
    Noss Head Lighthouse

    Scotland, UK

    Three miles north of Wick, this 1849 lighthouse was first in Scotland to have diagonal framing to the light-room glass....

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  • Dunbeath Preservation Trust
    Dunbeath Preservation Trust

    Old School, Dunbeath, Caithness, KW6 6EY

    Dunbeath is the birthplace of Neil Gunn and has been home to communities for over 6000 years. Come and discover how they...

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    • Visit Scotland Reviews Available 4 stars
    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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  • 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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  • Rubha Reidh Lighthouse
    Rubha Reidh Lighthouse

    Scotland, UK

    This lighthouse, built in 1912, marks the entrance to Loch Ewe. In World War II it was an important assembly area for...

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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
    Timespan Heritage Centre
    Timespan Heritage Centre

    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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    1 Stoer Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    2 Tarbat Ness Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    3 Dunnet Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    4 Castle and Gardens of Mey Mey, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8XH 5 stars
    5 Cape Wrath Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    6 Dunrobin Castle, Garden and Museum Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6SF
    7 Duncansby Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    8 Strathy Point Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    9 Noss Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    10 Dunbeath Preservation Trust Old School, Dunbeath, Caithness, KW6 6EY 4 stars
    11 Castle Sinclair Girnigoe Wick, Caithness, KW1 4QT
    12 Ullapool Ullapool, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK
    13 Rubha Reidh Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    14 Caithness Broch Centre Auckengill, Keiss, by Wick, Caithness, KW1 4XP 2 stars
    15 Timespan Heritage Centre Helmsdale, Sutherland, KW8 6JX 3 stars

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