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Historic Attractions in Caithness, Sutherland & Ross-shire
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Scotland, UK
The keepers of this lighthouse, built in 1870, some 12 miles by single track road from Lochinver were relatively self...
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...
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...
Scotland, UK
The lighthouse at Scotland’s north westerly tip was built in 1828. It can be reached today by a short ferry crossing...
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...
Scotland, UK
This lighthouse built in 1924 is well worth the extra few minutes’ drive from John o’ Groats. Magnificent coastal...
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...
Scotland, UK
Three miles north of Wick, this 1849 lighthouse was first in Scotland to have diagonal framing to the light-room glass....
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...
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...
Ullapool, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK
This charming small town with its whitewashed houses, spacious streets, and sheltered harbour was established in 1788 to...
Scotland, UK
This lighthouse, built in 1912, marks the entrance to Loch Ewe. In World War II it was an important assembly area for...
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...
Helmsdale, Sutherland, KW8 6JX
Museum plus art gallery, herb garden, gift shop and cafe. Discover the social and natural history of the far north....
| 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 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 15 | Timespan Heritage Centre | Helmsdale, Sutherland, KW8 6JX |
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