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Ross and Cromarty

Rosemarkie sand and Cromarty sea front.

The easiest walks on the Black Isle follow the shore. At Rosemarkie, the beach runs along the front of the village, with the cottages of Marine Terrace on one side and the Moray Firth on the other. Wooded cliffs rise at its northern end, and to the south the shore leads on to Chanonry Point, where dolphins come in close. At Cromarty, walk from the harbour along the sea front to Alan Stevenson's short white lighthouse, now a station for studying the dolphins and seals. Bring binoculars, and finish with tea and cake by the beach.

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Walk of the day14 hours ago

Cromarty Lighthouse.

Alan Stevenson's lighthouse of 1846 on the shore at Cromarty, no longer lit, now a University of Aberdeen field station studying the firth's dolphins and seals.

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From the magazine9 hours agoThe printed copy of Issue 12Issue 12Spring / Summer 2026

The little pink house on the shore of Loch Glass, under Ben Wyvis in Easter Ross, looks like a lodge from a picture book, but it is an unfinished, empty shell.

Loch Glass is peaceful and secluded, tucked beneath one of the most prominent mountains near Inverness, and the strange little house leaps out from its surroundings in a burst of colour. Ben Wyvis above it is one of the less challenging Munros, about four to five hours on foot, with a steep climb, a long plateau walk to the summit and views for miles around. North of the loch, and much less visited, Loch Morie draws anglers after trout, salmon and Atlantic char. In 1902 Sir John Murray, the father of modern oceanography, used it in a study of the depths of Scotland's freshwater lochs.

See Loch Glass · Ross and Cromarty
Did you know3 hours ago

At Chanonry Point on the Black Isle, bottlenose dolphins come in on the rising tide to hunt salmon and sea trout.

From April to August the best chance of seeing them is to arrive from low tide onwards and stay as the water rises. From September to March there is little pattern to the sightings, and far fewer of them. Parking at the point is very limited, so walk or cycle out from Fortrose or Rosemarkie, each about a mile away.

See Chanonry Point · Ross and Cromarty
LunchJust nowThe Black IsleRosemarkie Beach Café100 yardsThe Black IsleCrofters400 yardsInverness-shireCrofters Café, Rosemarkie400 yards

Lunch near Beach at Rosemarkie.

The three closest tables: Rosemarkie Beach Café, Crofters and Crofters Café, Rosemarkie.

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