Friday, 8 July 2011

Scotland - The Far North

On Monday of our week in Scotland as the forecast was good we travelled north through Wick and up to the North Coast. Pictures from the day are below with captions as appropriate.



The lighthouse at Wick Ness.



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Castle Grnigo



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John O'Groats



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Trying to be a typical Scotsman!



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Duncanby Head and the stacks.



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Dunnet Head


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Lochs at Brigga Head



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Stacks near Brough.



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Meallon Lieth


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Ben Loyal



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Pheasant in the garden by the cottage on our return.



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1 comment:

jb said...

I always thought foreigners in Scotland were Sassenachs, but if the Spaniards colonised it at some stage, I suppose they'd be called gringos. I always thought the lost the Armada thingy, but maybe it was some shipwrecked dagos who ended up there...