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fairies, seers, saints, kings, witches and more!
Highlights
- Chanonry Point - Learn about the Brahan Seer and wander down to the shore for a chance to spot our local Bottlenose Dolphins
- Fairy Glen - 1 hour hike through beautiful woods to a cute waterfall (optional)
- Seaboard villages - visit ancient Pictish standing stones & The Mermaid of the North
- St Colmans Church and Pictish Museum - Discover about the ancient Vellum production which is thought to have produced the parchment for the book of Kells!
- Dornoch Cathedral - Take time to explore this charming seaside town and learn about the last witch to be burned in Scotland!
Chanonry Point looking West towards Inverness
fairies, seers, saints, kings, witches and more!
Details
- Price (private experience)
From £93pp Unfortunately, we can not take under 12's
- Time
Depart 9.15am Return 5.45pm
- Duration
8.5 hours
- Equipment Required
Waterproof clothing, sturdy footwear, bino's and camera
- Itinerary
Our day tour depart at 9.15am and head North on to the Black Isle and Chanonry Point to discover about the turbulent life of the Brahan Seer and hopefully spot our local Bottlenose Dolphins, (the largest of their kind, often leaping clear of the sea line!). From here we will make the short trip to Cromarty and take the small ferry (summer only) to Nigg to see the first of our 3 very different Pictish standing stones, (June to September will have a £5.00pp supplement as we set sail on the tiny ferry, following in the footsteps of St Duthus and the pilgrimage trail undertook by thousands including Kind James IV. From here we visit the Seaboard villages to see the Shandwick and Hilton of Cadbol stones, as well as the Mermaid of the North.
We continue North, through abandoned WW1&2 Airfields, before stopping in Portmahomack, to find out about the Picts who lived here around 300 - 900AD. These people left mysterious carvings, but little else as our quest to interpret their clues continues.
Our last stop is further North again to the beautiful town of Dornoch where you can wander round the 600 year old cathedral, the many fantastic independent shops, learn about the impact of Andrew Carnegie had on the area and view the spectacular beach before we leave for our return journey to Inverness.
We can also accommodate shore excursions!
Dornoch Cathedral
