Caithness & the Far North

Caithness & the Far North

Castle Sinclair Girnigoe on the cliffs at sunset, Caithness
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe — Scotland’s most dramatic cliff ruin, in Caithness.

The top-right corner of the mainland: flagstone cliffs, herring harbours built for a vanished fishing boom, and the astonishing Whaligoe Steps down to a hidden haven.

  • Wick — The Herring Capital at the Top of Scotland.
  • Keiss — The Little Caithness Harbour With 2,000 Years of History.
  • Keiss Castle — A Ruined Tower on the Edge of the Sea.
  • Castle Sinclair Girnigoe — Scotland's Most Dramatic Cliff Ruin.
  • The Whaligoe Steps — 365 Stairs Down a Caithness Cliff to a Hidden Herring Harbour.

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