Caithness and Sutherland

Ceannabeinne Beach, Durness, Sutherland. Another image from the back catalogue is not the best quality, but it does have a bench, white sand and azure water, plus it is a really beautiful area. Ceannabeinne means head of the mountains, traditionally called Traigh Allt Chailgeag which means the beach of the burn of bereavement and death. Eilean Hoan (the burial island) in the background is now a National Nature Reserve, formed of limestone it was until the clearances home to four families.

A fine memorial bench overlooking Loch Broom at Ullapool in Wester Ross, Scotland, Strangely it has no dates and internet searches have yielded no information as to the identity of Sandy, did he or she love cats and play a fiddle or were they mine hosts of a pub called the Cat and Fiddle, Another image from the archives this time 2011

The most northerly fence in Mainland Britain at Dunnet Head in Caithness on a hazy afternoon. The head also marks the western limit of the Pentland Firth and the point it meets the Atlantic Ocean, It's a wild and untamed landscape, with stunning sea cliffs and coastal grasslands which are home to puffins, razorbills, guillemots, fulmars and kittiwakes. A large view may be beneficial, HFF and a good weekend to all.

Just a glimpse of a distant Loch Meadie in this shot from the Bettyhill viewpoint on the A836 which forms a part of the North West 500 Coastal Route around the desolate flat peat bog and moorland of the Flow Country, one of the last true wilderness areas in Europe. While the population of the Flow Country is sparse, it is a popular home for numerous rare plants, insects and birds. Large for detail please. HBM and a great week to you all,

A view across Loch Eriboll a 16 km (9.9 mi) long sea loch on the north coast of Scotland, and Ard Neackie Limekilns Quarry, Sutherland, Scotland, Another stop on the A838 North West 500 Coastal Route around the top of Scotland. Please view large and see pip for a general view

Latheronwheel is a small village built in 1835, originally a fishing village, the small scenic harbour was used by boats fishing for herring. Today the harbour is used by a few local people to keep boats for lobster and crab fishing, or for leisure fishing off the Caithness coastline. www.caithnessandsutherland.com ...... Ruined Croft, Sea Stack and cliffs at Latheronwheel Harbour (See pip) A large view may be beneficial HFF and a great weekend,

Latheronwheel, Another low tide image from this lovely little and well maintained harbour on the North Sea coast of Caithness, If viewed large an oil or gas platform is just visible on the horizon HBM and a nice week.

The ancient seat of the clan Mackay was at Castle Varrich, there are supposedly caves under the castle which is estimated to have been built in the 14th century. I prefer the image large, and please note the heather on the high ground. This is another from the North Coast 500 Series

Latheronwheel Harbour, (previously called Janetstown) The Burn of Latheronwheel and bridge over the burn (see pip), This bridge probably dates from the mid 18th century and has a single segmental arch, about 48ft (14.6m) in span. The road back up from the harbour is steep and has a hairpin bend, (I prefer it large) HFF and a good weekend to all.