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Latheronwheel Harbour | Off the Beaten Track

September 26, 2019 by Susan Barrie Leave a Comment

I’ve written previously about a trip to Lybster Harbour, which has taken a star turn recently in featuring as a filming location for The Crown. However, the East Coast of Caithness is jam packed with more harbours, and after we visited Laidhay Croft Museum, we chose a beautifully day to visit Latheronwheel Harbour.

Off the beaten track: Dunbeath Strath

November 1, 2018 by Susan Barrie Leave a Comment

Early in October, we took ourselves on a bit of exploration of Dunbeath. Whilst I have already visited the stunning Dunbeath Castle Gardens earlier on in the year, I had not ventured to the northern side of the river which flows out into the north sea. One of these small fishing villages that are dotted…

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Portskerra Harbour – off the beaten track

September 6, 2018 by Susan Leave a Comment

We took another trip off the beaten track recently, one on of those days where the weather was unexpectedly better than forecast. After a trip round the county showing family well known spots like Castle Sinclair Girnigoe and Dunnet Beach, we headed west into Sutherland, and ended up at Portskerra Harbour!

Whaligoe Harbour – stepping down to the fishing history of Caithness

July 19, 2018 by Susan Leave a Comment

I have written about the cafe at Whaligoe Harbour a few months ago, but it was only earlier this month that we actually got round to walking down the 300+ steps down the cliff face.

Off to St Andrews

February 19, 2012 by Susan Leave a Comment

I had a really relaxing weekend – after I got back to work on Friday morning following a 7am flight from Heathrow and a very short but lovely trip in London, I was very relieved to be able to leave the office at 1pm and get home so I could take a nap! I also…

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ABOUT SUSAN

I’m Susan and welcome to A Highland Blend- a collection of foodie, lifestyle and travel posts. Stay and have a look around my little corner of Scotland! To find out more about me and this blog, check out my about page. 

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