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[GB] A9 Inverness to Thurso, Part 2: Dornoch to Helmsdale

Driving on the A9 road between Dornoch and Helmsdale in the Scottish Highlands.

Places to see in ( Carrbridge - UK )

Places to see in ( Carrbridge - UK )

Carrbridge is a village in Badenoch and Strathspey in the Scottish Highlands. It lies off the A9 road on the A938 road, west of Skye of Curr, southeast of Findhom Bridge, near Bogroy. It has the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands and the nearby ancient pine forest contains the Landmark Forest Adventure Park.

Carrbridge is about 10 km north of Aviemore and forms a gateway to the Cairngorms National Park. It was an early centre for skiing in Scotland. In the 2001 census the village had a population of 708 people, with the majority employed in tourism.

Until the 1980s bypass was constructed, the A9 road ran straight through the village. Carrbridge is served by Carrbridge railway station on the Highland Main Line. Local debate still rages regarding the name Carrbridge itself, with some preferring to see it hyphenated to Carr-bridge. The word Carr has nothing to do with motorised transport but is derived from the Gaelic word for boggy area.

Carrbridge's most famous landmark is the old packhorse bridge, from which the village is named. The bridge, built in 1717, is the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands. It was severely damaged in the muckle spate of 1829 which left it in the condition seen today. It is now unstable and is recommended only to be viewed from afar. Jumping off the bridge into the River Dulnain below had long been a popular pastime for younger locals and the more adventurous tourists.

Landmark Forest Adventure Park is set in an ancient pine forest at the south end of the village. It has a variety of attractions, including a wild water coaster, steam powered saw mill and the UK's first nature trail, Treetop Trail. There has been a Boys' Brigade campsite in the village for many years. Duthil Old Parish Church and Churchyard, located nearby, includes many graves and memorials of Clan Grant.

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[GB] M90 J6 to Inverness (A9)

Driving North on the M90 motorway between J6 and Perth, and then following the A9 to Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.

Eastern coastline of Sutherland & Caithness

Film full of castles, harbours and lighthouses as we travel along the shoreline of the North Sea.

Crail, historic Scottish fishing village - Fife coast

Charming cobbled streets tumble down to the miniature harbour, which is sheltered by cliffs and surrounded by historic fishing cottages. Crail is a historic fishing village on the East Neuk of Fife coast and is well worth a visit.
Only 90 minutes by car from Edinburgh and 10 miles south of St Andrews, the Home of Golf.

Crail is the most easterly of the line of coastal settlements along the south side of the East Neuk of Fife. Many would also say it is also the most attractive of them, though each has its own unique character. Crail is a wonderful place to visit at any time of year, though it's probably at its best on a bright day in Winter when you stand more chance of having it to yourself.

The town has an ancient history. It was well settled by the 800s and was a thriving town by the 1100s. Crail was made a royal burgh by Robert the Bruce in 1310. He also gave it the right to hold markets on a Sunday. For many years after the Reformation of 1560 the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland tried without success to force a change of Crail's market to a weekday.

Crail's beautiful harbour lies to the south of the High Street and is best reached on foot, having parked in the town. From the harbour the town appears to be a riot of reddish stone and white harled frontages intermingled with gray slate and red tiled roofs. All of this tumbles down the hill from the High Street to conclude on the side of the honey coloured stone lined harbour, complete with a few small fishing boats and occasional piles of lobster pots. It looks as if someone had designed a film set depicting an ideally pretty fishing harbour.
But what makes Crail so wonderful is that it is very much the real thing: and though not a film set, its harbour must be amongst the most photographed in Scotland. If it just had a castle it would have everything a photographer could possibly want. Sadly the ruins of the royal castle built on the cliffs to the east of the harbour in the 1100s were cleared away by the Town Council in 1706.

GOLD panning IN THE PEAK DISTRICT

Today I had a prospecting trip over to Kinder Scout.

North Scotland Food Lovers Treat

Highland and Moray food and drink festival announced

Peterborough, England

Charming old town square in the shadow of a huge church that was started being constructed 900 years ago!

Day 3 - Loch Ness to John O' Groats (L.E to J.O.G)

Day 3 of the Project Zenz Land's End to John O' Groats Challenge see's the team driving from Loch Ness to John O' Groats and then starting their journey back down. Once they reached J.O.G Mingz evidently lost his sanity.

Trains At A Very Wet Glasgow Central !!

thanks to southernrailwaysfan for a great trip to glasgow all the way from the south coast of england :D
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