Most scenic area in Caithness. [Archive]

teddybear1873

10-Oct-09, 15:42

For me it has to be standing on the highest spot on Dunnet Head, looking over Orkney on a clear day, even though there's 100's more.

redeyedtreefrog

10-Oct-09, 15:55

For me it's standing on the footbridge at the Riverside in Wick looking upstream at sunset.

Jester

10-Oct-09, 16:08

For me it's standing on the footbridge at the Riverside in Wick looking upstream at sunset.

Is this near Somerfield?

redeyedtreefrog

10-Oct-09, 16:14

Is this near Somerfield?

Yeah, on the long bridge.

Kodiak

10-Oct-09, 16:16

The Best View in all of Caithness is standing at Swilkie Point and Looking out to Orkney. The Tidal Swirl of the Swilkie never fails to be totally awesome.

Jester

10-Oct-09, 16:16

Yeah, on the long bridge.

Thanks. Shall go and have a look :D

Jester

10-Oct-09, 16:19

For me it has to be standing on the highest spot on Dunnet Head, looking over Orkney on a clear day, even though there's 100's more.

A similar view but from Duncansby Head, where you also get the lighthouse and views of the stacks.

Stack Rock

10-Oct-09, 17:12

Staxigoe harbour of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kenn

10-Oct-09, 18:01

Scotland Haven on a fine calm day when the water is translucent.

teddybear1873

10-Oct-09, 18:41

Staxigoe harbour of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brilliant place. Many a time I used to sit there in the work van having my tea break.

Boozeburglar

10-Oct-09, 19:39

At the back of the mast at Olrig, looking over the land. What a beautiful and mystical place Caithness is.

sjr014

10-Oct-09, 21:59

Well i used to stay at Swiney just outside Lybster and had a huge sitting room with 3 really big windows so lying on my couch if i looked to my right i could look out to Dunbeath Castle with Scaraben and Morven if i looked to infront i looked out to the North Sea and the oilrigs and windmills or if i looked to my left i looked down onto the villiage of Lybster and the coast. Fantastic!

PantsMAN

10-Oct-09, 22:56

Loch More - beautiful quiet solitude. Always spend time there when in the far north.

alfie

11-Oct-09, 08:19

Walking back along St Andrews Drive, from the Cemetary. The view you get of the whole of Thurso is lovely!

Alice in Blunderland

11-Oct-09, 09:21

Amy-Winehouse

11-Oct-09, 10:24

Theres 3

Wick Bay on a scorching hot summers day, when you have been out at sea all week & about 1 mile off the harbour it just looks magnificent....

The others are Berriedale from the south side looking north & from just north of Berriedale when you can see the bay with Lybster Latheron, Latheron wheel for miles.

Ricco

11-Oct-09, 10:26

I had two favourites: one was sitting up on the cliff at Holborn Head on a nice day looking out over the sea, the other was about five miles up-river on the Thurso - there was a suspension footbridge and the view down river was great. :D

Amy-Winehouse

11-Oct-09, 10:35

http://i2.bebo.com/041b/6/large/2008/09/23/16/853964048a8960354250l.jpg

http://i2.bebo.com/041b/6/large/2008/09/23/16/853964048a8960353846l.jpg

http://i2.bebo.com/047b/16/large/2008/12/28/16/976697048a9733576874l.jpg

The area where I live.

The coastline is so nice we sometimes don't see the beauty of the area we live in.

That bottom pic brings back memories, we had a large haul of fish one day & we lay off sarclet for hours gutting, we couldnt go in to WK til it was dark as we only had 20 boxes left on our quota & we had 100 in 1 haul
Black fish!!!, those were the days

Tom Cornwall

11-Oct-09, 12:46

Shelligoe, at Lybster, when the tides in, round the 'big rock'...those were the days, my friend...we thought they'd never end.....but they did, ah, well...

Green_not_greed

11-Oct-09, 13:40

The views from Craig More and Craig Lethan south of Reay are stunning on a clear day.

In summer I walked from Braemore at Dunbeath to Dirlot near Loch More - an amazing walk but probably best the other way - approaching Maiden Pap and Morven as you walk.

And the walks up the Dunbeath strath, around Holborn Head and out past the Duncansby Stacks are also pretty special!

Caithness has a lot of scenic areas - lets try and keep it that way.

GNG

crayola

11-Oct-09, 13:45

I love the view across the Causewaymire to the hills through the Houstry windfarm. Sheer beauty and elegance.

Stargazer

11-Oct-09, 19:17

Best view must be from the hill above the Rumster mast. East to farmland and Lybster, south to the Moray coast and Cairngorms, West to Morven and the mountains of the west and North over Caithness with Hoy in the distance.:D

bonami

11-Oct-09, 21:02

Looking either up or down Wick river from Coghill bridge any time of year. Or Wick coming in from sea on a day of hard frost or with a heavy snow lying.

Errogie

12-Oct-09, 10:34

Braemore track to Glutt all the way from Dunbeath. Once ran through on a late September afternoon with a spectacular sunset behind the Maiden Pap and Morven but it is a great scenery at any time.

ClachanHope

12-Oct-09, 20:29

Bets view in Caithness is from the layby on the Ord South of Ousdale, looking South to Sutherland....lol
Sorry I'm Cataibh through and through:lol:

crayola

12-Oct-09, 23:20

I love the view across the Causewaymire to the hills through the Houstry windfarm. Sheer beauty and elegance.
I don't know if I have the right name for the windfarm but the view I meant is the one in the photo Dragonfly posted in the Photography forum this morning!

Dragonfly's photo (http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?p=606169#post606169)

dietcokegirl

13-Oct-09, 09:18

At the back of the mast at Olrig, looking over the land. What a beautiful and mystical place Caithness is.

I agree with you there boozeburglar, the view from the olrig mast is stunning on a good day - you can see for miles. Takes back memories of when i used to play on Olrig hill as a bairn.

Phoebus_Apollo

13-Oct-09, 10:50

Thurso East walking upto Lady Janets Seat and then onwards up to the old Naval Comms building at Murkle - a beautiful view and very peaceful.

Cedric Farthsbottom III

13-Oct-09, 12:18

Berriedale Braes for me.Just the architecture of a road where a road shouldnae be.With sand traps at the side just to show how steep it is.There's no place like it,well,except for the Electric Brae in Ayrshire.Where ye can switch off the engine in yer car and the car continues up the hill.Its an optical illusion,but a guid yin.:lol:

MrsK

13-Oct-09, 14:29

teddybear1873

13-Oct-09, 16:52

Aye, Dirlot...had a lovely picnic at the 'top' of the castle rock....lovely place.

Buchollie castle is a fantastic secluded place on a lovely stretch of coastline, but the best view is from the top of Morven....or of a bottle of Old Pulteney:Razz

Went to Buchollie Castle about 5 years ago, and I was impressed with the view. A bit dangerous I must add but was enjoyable all the same.