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A grassy path through golden gorse above the coast at Cadboll, the village and a headland across the bay.
Easter Ross

Cadboll Point

The low headland north of Hilton of Cadboll on the Easter Ross coast, where a shore path runs past sculpted rocks, old salmon stations and seabird cliffs.

Welcome

On the east coast of the Tarbat peninsula, three little fishing villages run into one another along the shore of the Moray Firth: Shandwick, Balintore and Hilton of Cadboll.

Just beyond the last of them, the land rises into a low headland of cliffs and gorse, and a path sets off along the shore towards Rockfield.

In early summer the gorse is a blaze of yellow, and the views run back over the villages and across the firth. Down on the shore the rock has been carved by the sea into strange shapes, there are the remains of old salmon fishing stations, and the cliffs are busy with nesting seabirds.

The point is a short walk from Hilton, past the replica of the great Pictish cross-slab that once stood by the chapel here. Walk on and the path follows the coast for miles, all the way to Rockfield and Portmahomack.

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Before you go

The coast is open at all times and free.

The shore path to Rockfield leaves Hilton of Cadboll past the Cadboll cliffs; it is grassy and muddy in places.

Where
North of Hilton of Cadboll, on the Easter Ross coast.
Walk
The shore path from Balintore to Rockfield.

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Where it is

North of the village of Hilton of Cadboll, on the Moray Firth coast of the Tarbat peninsula.

Close byThe Seaboard villages.
  1. Hilton of Cadboll StoneHilton of Cadboll StoneThe Pictish cross-slab above the shore.Under a mile 5 min by road
  2. Rocky shoreline curves towards a coastal village beneath low hillsHilton of Cadboll2 miles 7 min by road
  3. Mermaid of the NorthMermaid of the NorthA ten-foot bronze mermaid sitting on a rock on the shore at Balintore, one of the Seaboard villages, her tail under water at high tide.2 miles 9 min by road
  4. Balintore InnBalintore InnFood and a view of the firth in Balintore.2 miles 9 min by road
  5. AntaAnta3 miles 10 min by road
  6. Shandwick StoneShandwick StoneAnother great Pictish stone, in its glass case.3 miles 13 min by road
Directions
Dune grass frames a curved sandy beach with scattered coastal housesAttractionsShandwick Beach2.8 miles
Ruined stone church with bell tower surrounded by weathered gravestonesAttractionsFearn Abbey3.3 miles
White single-storey building with "Inver Inn" lettering under a dark skyRestaurantsInver Inn6.0 miles
Whitewashed church with bell tower behind a graveyard and stone wallAttractionsTarbat Discovery Centre6.1 miles
Whitewashed houses overlook a sandy beach with people walking along the shoreAttractionsPortmahomack6.3 miles
Ornate lamppost beside a gravel path leading to a stone churchAttractionsTain Museum8.6 miles
Weathered standing stone against a sandstone wall behind green railingsAttractionsArdjachie Stone8.6 miles
Restaurant tables laid with cutlery beside large windows overlooking the streetRestaurantsGreens Restaurant8.6 miles
Sandstone station building with blue "Platform 1904" sign above the entranceRestaurantsPlatform 18648.8 miles

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Stay nearby

Places to stay near the point, and when each is next free.

A grand stone mansion glows with lit windows at dusk, bare autumn branches framing the facade.Links House at Royal Dornoch
  • To stay
  • In Dornoch
  • 9 miles from Cadboll
Check datesCulbin Edge, Inverness-shireCulbin Edge
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Brodie
  • 13 miles from Cadboll
Free 9–11 NovA curved cabin clad in overlapping wooden shingles stands on gravel among wildflowers, arched windows and a door along one side.Boath Cabin
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Nairn
  • 13 miles from Cadboll
Free 27–29 OctA long sandstone steading with a conical-roofed tower at its centre stands beyond a field of young crops, trees framing it on either side in evening light.Newhall Mains
  • To stay
  • In Balblair
  • 14 miles from Cadboll
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