Duffus

May 29, 1999.Reading time 4 minutes.

One of the most striking ruins in the highlands, Duffus looks like it is sinking into the soft mound of earth upon which it is built

Findlater

May 29, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

An easy to miss cluster of stone foundations jutting out to sea are all that remain of this 15th century castle

Spynie Palace

May 29, 1999.Reading time 4 minutes.

One of the few medieval buildings with the remains of original plaster inside

Dornoch

May 30, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

Now a rather comfortable hotel, this lovely tower-house stands in the middle of Dornoch town

Urquhart

May 30, 1999.Reading time 6 minutes.

The ruined castle on perhaps the most famous loch in Scotland — Loch Ness

Loch Torridon

May 30, 1999.Reading time 1 minute.

Loch Torridon was recommended to us by the man we met on the flight into Edinburgh. He was very emphatic that we visit, as he thought it was the most beautiful place in Scotland, and often came up here simply to sit and look around. The mountains surrounding the loch are stunning, and we got […]

Culloden Battlefield

May 30, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

Site of the disastrous battle on April 16, 1746, between the underfed, tired, and badly armed Highland army and the English. This bleak, wet moor marked the end of the Jacobite rebellion under Bonnie Prince Charlie

Ft George

May 30, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

Fort George is a substantial fortress built on a peninsula jutting out into the Moray Firth. It is an artillery fortress built between 1748 and 1769 was supposed to be an impregnable fort for George IIs soldiers.

Inverfairigaig

May 30, 1999.Reading time 1 minute.

Ok, it’s a strange picture, but as far as we could tell, this was the entire town of Inverfairigaig. A postbox, a phonebox, and a bulletin board. There wasn’t anything for miles in any direction. Trust me. We tried!

Castle Fraser

May 30, 1999.Reading time 1 minute.

A complete baronial mansion, now a country-house hotel, with turrets and towers