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Historic Attractions in Caithness, Sutherland & Ross-shire
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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, 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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Wick, Caithness, KW1 5
The ruins of the Castle of Old Wick are dramatically located on top of steep cliffs overlooking the sea. The simple...
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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...
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Golspie, Sutherland, KW10
This great embankment was built in 1814 - 1816 to carry the new road across Loch Fleet. The old bridge is fitted with...
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by Tain, Ross-shire, IV20
An outstanding Pictish monument, on one side is a prominent cross, on the other there are various symbols and scenes...
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Loch Assynt, Inchnadamph, Sutherland, IV27
Ardvreck Castle is situated on a rocky promontory that juts into Loch Assynt. The three-storey tower was built by the...
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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.
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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....
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| 1 | Dunrobin Castle, Garden and Museum | Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6SF | |
| 2 | Castle and Gardens of Mey | Mey, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8XH | |
| 3 | Carn Liath (HS) | by Golspie, Sutherland, KW9 | |
| 4 | Edderton Cross-Slab | by Tain, Ross-shire, IV19 | |
| 5 | Castle Sinclair Girnigoe | Wick, Caithness, KW1 4QT | |
| 6 | Whaligoe Steps and Harbour | Ulbster, Lybster, Caithness, KW2 | |
| 7 | Fyrish Monument | Alness, Ross-shire, IV17 | |
| 8 | Ullapool | Ullapool, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK | |
| 9 | Castle of Old Wick (HS) | Wick, Caithness, KW1 5 | |
| 10 | Castletown Harbour | by Thurso, Caithness, KW14 | |
| 11 | Fleet Mound | Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 | |
| 12 | Shandwick Cross-Slab | by Tain, Ross-shire, IV20 | |
| 13 | Ardvreck Castle | Loch Assynt, Inchnadamph, Sutherland, IV27 | |
| 14 | Hill O' Many Stanes (HS) | Lybster, Caithness, KW3 | |
| 15 | Keiss Castle | Wick, Caithness, KW1 |
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