Caithness

Photo of sunset from Dunnet Beach with the sun descending behind Olrig hill near Castletown

Caithness is in the furthest north-east corner of the British mainland, separated from the Orkney islands by a few miles of sea across the Pentland Firth. Whilst part of the Highland region administratively, it has a different character to the rest of the Highlands, being largely lowland! In the west of the county blanket bog and peatlands abound and form the eastern part of the Flow Country that extends west into Sutherland. In the east there is less peat and more farming. The land is rolling and populated.

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photo of a long exposure view along the Caithness coast of the Pentland Firth. Taken from St John's Point towards Dunnet Head
A long exposure view along the Caithness coast of the Pentland Firth
Photo of sunset from Dunnet Beach with the sun descending behind Olrig hill near Castletown
Sunset from Dunnet Beach with the sun descending behind Olrig hill near Castletown
Photo of sunset over Dunnet Head, the most northerly point of the British mainland.
Sunset over Dunnet Head, the most northerly point of the British mainland
Photo of the Haven natural harbour on the remote island of Swona
The Haven natural harbour on the remote island of Swona, surrounded by the fierce tidal races of the Pentland Firth
Photo of sunset over the hills around the upper Langwell valley on the southern boundary of Caithness with Sutherland
Sunset over the hills around the upper Langwell valley on the southern boundary of Caithness with Sutherland
Photo of Keiss Castle perched at the north end of Sinclair's Bay north of Wick
Keiss Castle perched at the north end of Sinclair’s Bay north of Wick

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