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Ross and Cromarty

Shore walks and painted gable walls.

The walks here are easy ones, along the shore and through the towns. At Rosemarkie, the sand runs along the front of the village under wooded cliffs, and the shore leads on towards Chanonry Point, where dolphins fish close in. In Cromarty, a stroll from the harbour along the sea front takes you past Alan Stevenson's old lighthouse at the tip of the Black Isle. Across the firth in Invergordon, large murals on the gable walls tell the story of the town, from the railway station to the High Street. Each takes an hour or so, so they fit nicely around lunch.

From the magazine17 hours ago

Issue 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

Walk of the day14 hours ago

Invergordon Mural Trail.

Scotland's first outdoor community mural trail, eleven large paintings on the gable walls of Invergordon telling the story of the town, free and open every day.

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Did you know11 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

Did you know5 hours ago

The Pink House on Loch Glass, near Evanton in Easter Ross, appeared in the finale of the first series of The Traitors.

The Pink House overlooks Loch Glass, near Ben Wyvis. In the finale of the BBC reality show, £20,000 in money bags was scattered around the loch. The walk starts from Eileanach Lodge, at the end of Glenglass road above Evanton, and is about four miles on estate tracks. The house itself is essentially a shell, with a good many broken windows.

See Loch Glass · Ross and Cromarty

From the magazineJust now

Issue 09Autumn / Winter 2024-25

Portmahomack, a fishing village in Easter Ross, is on Scotland's east coast but faces west, and a berth in its harbour means a wait of 25 to 30 years.

On the Tarbat Peninsula, the quirks of the local geography turn the village back across the Dornoch Firth. Its partly sheltered spot has drawn settlers for millennia, with shell middens dating back to at least 1,000 BC. Fishing kept it busy, and some 40,000 lobsters were caught in the spring of 1792 alone. Its harbour was designed by the engineer Thomas Telford, and today it is a popular spot for sailing, fishing and wildlife boat trips in waters renowned for their dolphins. Take a walk out to Tarbat Ness Lighthouse, standing since 1830, which at 43 metres is the tallest lighthouse on the Scottish mainland.

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