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Headland
Chanonry Point
Spit between Fortrose and Rosemarkie where bottlenose dolphins can often be seen from the shore. The lighthouse was first lit in 1846.
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The Black Isle & Easter Ross: things to do
Places worth your time in The Black Isle & Easter Ross
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Things to do in The Black Isle & Easter Ross
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Ruined cathedral
Fortrose Cathedral
Remains of the medieval cathedral of the diocese of Ross, in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.
Museum
Groam House Museum
Museum of Pictish and Celtic art in Rosemarkie, home to the Rosemarkie Stone and the George Bain Collection.
Museum
Cromarty Courthouse Museum
Category A listed 18th-century courthouse on Church Street, now Cromarty Museum, which keeps seasonal opening hours.
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Museum
Hugh Miller's Museum and Cottage
Home of the geologist and writer Hugh Miller in Cromarty, open as a geological museum.
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Brewery
Black Isle Brewery
Organic brewery based at Munlochy on the Black Isle.
Waterfall
Rogie Falls
Series of waterfalls on the Black Water about 2 km north-west of Contin, with forest walks.
Museum
Highland Museum of Childhood
Museum of childhood in the old station building at Strathpeffer.
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Monument
Fyrish Monument
Monument on Fyrish Hill near Evanton, built in 1782 for Sir Hector Munro.
Distillery
Glenmorangie Distillery
Single malt Scotch whisky distillery at Tain in Ross-shire.
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Distillery
Balblair Distillery
Highland single malt distillery at Edderton in Ross-shire.
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Museum
Tarbat Discovery Centre
Museum in the grounds of St Colman's church at Portmahomack, showing Pictish stone carvings found in a 1990s dig.
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Pictish stone
Shandwick Stone
Class II Pictish stone near Shandwick on the Tarbat peninsula, protected by a glass case since 1988.
The Scottish Highlands
More areas to explore
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Inverness & Loch Ness
The Highland capital on the River Ness, with Culloden, Loch Ness and the Moray Firth coast within reach
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14 sights · 9 places to eat
Fort William, Glencoe & Ben Nevis
Base for Ben Nevis, Glen Nevis, Glencoe and the Glenfinnan railway line
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14 sights · 10 places to eat
Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan
Harbour town, clan castles and the Cuillin, reached by bridge or ferry
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- The Black Isle & Easter Ross (area photo): Vcarceler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chanonry Point: Shirehorse at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fortrose Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Groam House Museum: Groam House Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cromarty Courthouse Museum: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hugh Miller's Museum and Cottage: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Black Isle Brewery: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Rogie Falls: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Highland Museum of Childhood: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Fyrish Monument: Davidw57, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Glenmorangie Distillery: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Balblair Distillery: Dave Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tarbat Discovery Centre: PeterK147, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shandwick Stone: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Inverness & Loch Ness: dave conner from Inverness, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fort William, Glencoe & Ben Nevis: Viewfinder at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan: Lauwz The Kiwistralian, CC0, source
- The Cairngorms: Aviemore & Grantown-on-Spey: dave conner, CC BY 2.0, source
- Oban, Argyll & the Mull ferry: Mike Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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