Duncansby Head

Forget the big car park that is John O'Groats and head a half mile east to Duncansby Head. This amazing coast has some classic cliff features including arches and the amazing Stacks of Duncansby. It is also a bird watchers paradise with thousands of nesting sea birds including Guillimots, Razorbill, Shags, Kittiwake, Fulmar & more.

These pictures are not great as yet again my good luck with the weather & time of day meant bright light and the sun in the wrong direction.

Dunnet Head

Many people assume that John O'Groats is the most northern part of mainland Britain when in fact it is Dunnet Head a few miles further West.

Strathy Point

Pretty much in the centre of the Scottish north coast, this headland provides views to both the western and eastern corners of Scotland and North to the Orkney Islands. Yet again luck has been on my side and the weather was perfect allowing full views in all directions. The disadvantage of this of course was the morning sun in the east made photos looking that way impossible.

Balnakeil Bay & Faraid Head

An 7 mile return walk taking in beaches, sand dunes and dramatic cliffs. Oh, and views Westward with Cape Wrath hiding around the corner. Heading back again and freshly covered snow mountains can be seen in the distance.

The sand dunes are some of the tallest and most mobile in Britain. In the first pictures you will see the dark clouds of a hail storm moving in. I was able to take shelter behind a sand dune during the brief storm before emerging on to the headland in glorious sunshine.