Sutherland

Cairn Liath is an Iron Age broch on the eastern shore of the Scottish Highlands, near Golspie, Sutherland.

Cairn Liath is an Iron Age broch on the eastern shore of the Scottish Highlands, near Golspie, Sutherland.

The name comes from the Vikings who came to Caithness and called everything below it “The South Land” hence Sutherland.

Early Viking Settlers

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Clearances

Achanlochy Clearance Village, Strathnaver
Badbea – Clearance Village, Near Helmsdale where people were cleared to. An amazing and haunting place to visit. Right on the cliff edge.

Badbea

Badbea

Croick Church
Crick Church - Messages from cleared people scratched in the glass

Crick Church – Messages from cleared people scratched in the glass

read about the GlenClavie Clearances >

Places to Visit

Sandwood Bay

Dornoch
view my gallery of Dornoch > 

Cape Wrath
This is the most north-westerly point in mainland Britain.

This is Clan MacKay country