Issue Six · Page 94Spring and Summer 2023 · page 94Caithness - Discovering the nooks and crannies.
Viking history, fishing harbours and a sense of faraway adventure. To the average traveller, John O’Groats is a more famous name than Caithness itself, which says something about the region’s place in public consciousness. But plenty of people do make the journey, because Caithness is on the North Coast 500.
WordsBen LerwillPhotographySimon Hird
The guide.
ABERDEEN 5 hrs, 00 mins DUNDEE 5 hrs, 00 mins EDINBURGH 5 hrs, 30 mins GLASGOW 5 hrs, 30 mins INVERNESS 2 hrs, 40 mins PERTH 4 hrs, 40 mins STIRLING 5 hrs, 00 mins
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