Scottish Highlands - Historic Properties

In 1916 the HMS Hampshire sank off Marwick Head in mysterious circumstances. Among those who lost their lives was Lord Kitchener, minister of war at that time. A memorial was erected atop the cliffs in honour of Kitchener and the others who lost their lives aboard the Hampshire.
Marwick Head, Birsay, Mainland, Orkney, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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This wonderfully atmospheric medieval tower occupies a small island in the centre of Loch Tangasdale, just north-west of Castlebay. The tower dates to the middle of the 15th century, though it stands on a much earlier Iron Age dun.
A888, Castlebay, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Neist Point Lighthouse stands in a dramatic position atop high cliffs at the westernmost point on the Isle of Skye. The lighthouse is reached by one of Skye's most popular walks, with views to the Western Isles.
Waterstein, Glendale, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV55 8WU

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Lighthouse
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Heritage Highlight: Built in 1909 by David Stevenson

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A picturesque single-span bridge crosses the River Shiel near Acharacle. The bridge was designed in 1804 by the famous Scottish engineer Thomas Telford. It was replaced in 1899 by the present road bridge. The bridge was privatised by neighbouring landowners, each of whom owned half the bridge.
A861, Acharacle, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: 1804 bridge by famed Scottish engineer Thomas Trelford

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The Pairc Deer Raiders Memorial commemorates the men and women of Pairc who, in 1887, occupied the deer park owned by Lady Matheson of Lewis in protest over the loss of their traditional crofting rights and helped pave the way for land law reform in the Highlands of Scotland.
A859, Balallan, Isle of Lewis, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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A striking doocot (dovecote) built in 1648 for the lairds of the Hall of Rendall. It is built in a conical beehive style, with four string courses projecting at regular intervals from the 4-foot-thick exterior walls.
Hall of Rendall, Rendall, Mainland, Orkney, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, KW17 2EZ

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Heritage Highlight: Unusual beehive design

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Ruthven Barracks is a picturesque infantry barracks built in 1719 as a reaction to the first Jacobite rising of 1715. The barracks sits atop a large rocky mound, which was formerly occupied by a 13th-century castle once occupied by the notorious 'Wolf of Badenoch', Alexander, 1st Earl of Buchan.
Kingussie, Highlands, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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This castellated folly was built on an island in a small loch by Dr Alexander MacLeod of Balelone (see Kilphedder Cross). But don't be fooled by the Victorian appearance; the tower was built with stone scavenged from an earlier Iron Age dun. So you could stretch a point and call Scolpaig a dun, but that would give the wrong impression of the site.
A865, Scolpaig, North Uist, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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Stoer Head Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse in a dramatic coastal location on Stoer Point, north of Lochinver, Sutherland. The lighthouse was designed by David & Thomas Stevenson, members of the famous Stevenson family of engineers and chief engineers for the Northern Lighthouse Board.
Stoer, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV27 4JH

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Heritage Highlight: A typical Stevenson lighthouse in a dramtic coastal location

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A large archway made from the jawbone of a blue whale stands between two cottages in the village of Bragar on the Isle of Lewis. Suspended from the arch is the harpoon that killed the whale, found floating in the sea off Bragar Bay in 1920.
A858, Bragar, Isle of Lewis, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, HS2 9DF

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Archway
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