Caithness Horizons Museum

Caithness Horizons Museum

Caithness Horizons Museum houses a permanent collection that tells the story of the county of Caithness from 416 million years ago to the present day including the Picts, the Vikings and the history of the Dounreay Nuclear Research Establishment. Within the building...
Caithness Broch Centre

Caithness Broch Centre

Brochs, unique to Scotland, are amongst the most studied monuments in British prehistory. A broch is a drystone tower with cells or galleries contained within the thickness of the wall. The Caithness Broch Centre explores three key areas: The 19th- and early...
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe

Castle Sinclair Girnigoe

Located about five miles north of Wick, Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is dramatically and grandly situated on a long narrow peninsula projecting into Sinclair Bay and the North Sea with perpendicular sides of between fifty and sixty feet. It is separated from the mainland...
Castle of Mey

Castle of Mey

The Castle of Mey was the property of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from 1952 until 1996, when Her Majesty generously gifted it with an endowment to the Trust. The castle is situated on the north coast of Caithness, in the parish of Canisbay, about 15 miles east of...
Castlehill Heritage Centre

Castlehill Heritage Centre

Castlehill Heritage Centre is operated by Castletown Heritage Society as a visitor experience and educational resource. Themed exhibitions are held throughout the year featuring the history, heritage, biodiversity and social history of Castletown and the parish of...
Dunbeath Castle

Dunbeath Castle

Dunbeath Castle dates from the medieval period, and was subsequently largely rebuilt and modified. The earliest certain reference to Dunbeath is a charter granting land to John de Barclay in the late 14th century. In 1452 the lands of Dunbeath along with the Earldom...