Bucholly Castle

Bucholly Castle is a fascinating ruin set in a stunning, remote location on the east coast of Caithness south of John o' Groats. It is perched above the North Sea on a rocky peninsula joined to the mainland by a narrow neck of land with steep drops to the geos on either side.

Saturday Afternoon – Choppy Pentland Firth

Waves crashing on to the rocks on a grey Saturday afternoon in Caithness, just a fleeting hint of brightness from the west and a choppy Pentland Firth with Dunnet Head, the most northerly point of the British Mainland, in the distance.

Caithness Summer Evenings

Stunning sunsets and seascapes, summer evenings in Caithness on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pentland Firth. Purchase prints of from our online store at Redbubble.com

Puffin Colony – Wester Clett, Sutherland

An account and photos from a visit to the puffin colony at Wester Clett, "Puffin Island" on the Sutherland/Caithness border between Melvich and Reay in northern Scotland. Purchase prints of puffins from my online store at Redbubble.com

Stormy Seas, Caithness

With the first strong northerly winds of the autumn, the weekend of 28-29th October was fairly stormy for the North coast of Scotland. With a strong northerly, the swell in the North Atlantic builds quickly and pounds the coast.

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