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History and heritage in Dornoch Firth

85 places. The top three for any trip: Dornoch Castle, Ballone Castle, Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre.

Ranked for any trip.

No. 1
Dornoch Castlein Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 2
Ballone CastleCategory A listed, 14 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 3
Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centrein Tain, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 4
Skibo Castle5.1 km from EddertonHistory and heritage
No. 5
Tarbat Discovery Centre13 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 6
Clach a' Charra, standing stone 340m E of Ospisdale Bridge, ClashmoreScheduled monument, 4.9 km from EddertonHistory and heritage
No. 7
Embo Street,cairn SE ofScheduled monument, 2.1 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 8
St Duthus's Chapel, TainScheduled monument, in Tain, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 9
: Edderton I Standing Stone - Clach Biorach - The Sharp Stonein Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 10
Historylinksin Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 11
Ardvannie, chambered cairn 100m SW of WoodsideScheduled monument, 2.4 km from SpinningdaleHistory and heritage
No. 12
Bravard,cairn,two hut circles & field system 100m N ofScheduled monument, 4.6 km from Spinningdale, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 13
Camore Wood, settlementScheduled monument, 2.2 km from DornochHistory and heritage
No. 14
Carn A' Chait, cairnScheduled monument, 4.1 km from Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 15
Carn an Fheidh, long cairnScheduled monument, 5.3 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 16
Carn Liath, Long CairnScheduled monument, 5.1 km from Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 17
Carrieblair Stone CircleScheduled monument, in Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 18
Casandamff,settlement and farmsteadScheduled monument, 3.6 km from Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 19
Castle Haven,dunScheduled monument, 13 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 20
Clach Chairidh, symbol stoneScheduled monument, in Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 21
Creagan Reamhan,farmstead,kiln and fields 300m SSW ofScheduled monument, 4.5 km from Spinningdale, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 22
Creich Mains, chambered cairn 1170m NE ofScheduled monument, 2.3 km from SpinningdaleHistory and heritage
No. 23
Davochfin,chambered cairn 700m NNW ofScheduled monument, 2.7 km from DornochHistory and heritage
No. 24
Dornoch Cathedral, graveyardScheduled monument, in Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 25
Drumdivan,hut circle 500m SW ofScheduled monument, 1.8 km from DornochHistory and heritage
No. 26
Drumdivan,hut circle 700m SSW ofScheduled monument, 1.8 km from DornochHistory and heritage
No. 27
Drumdivan,standing stone 400m SW ofScheduled monument, 1.8 km from DornochHistory and heritage
No. 28
Drumliah,chambered cairn,hut circles & clearance cairns,TullochScheduled monument, 1.6 km from Bonar Bridge, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 29
Dun Alascaig, BrochScheduled monument, 3.5 km from SpinningdaleHistory and heritage
No. 30
Dun Creich,fort & castle SE of Bonar BridgeScheduled monument, 2.9 km from SpinningdaleHistory and heritage
No. 31
Earl's Cross, carved stone, DornochScheduled monument, 1.0 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 32
Edderton cross slab, 25m SSW of Edderton Free ChurchScheduled monument, in Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 33
Evelix Bridge,chambered cairn SW ofScheduled monument, 3.5 km from DornochHistory and heritage
No. 34
Glen Cottage, long cairn 520m SE ofScheduled monument, 4.8 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 35
Grannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE ofScheduled monument, 3.6 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 36
King's Causeway,road 900m N of GrantfieldScheduled monument, 4.4 km from Tain, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 37
Kyleoag, chambered cairn 150m NE ofScheduled monument, 1.9 km from SpinningdaleHistory and heritage
No. 38
Leachonich, BrochScheduled monument, 4.3 km from Spinningdale, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 39
Leachonich, two chambered cairns 145m N and 265m NNW ofScheduled monument, 3.9 km from Spinningdale, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 40
Loch Migdale HengeScheduled monument, 1.4 km from Bonar BridgeHistory and heritage
No. 41
Loch Migdale, crannog 300m ESE of LochendScheduled monument, 1.6 km from Bonar BridgeHistory and heritage
No. 42
Mercat CrossScheduled monument, in Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 43
Newton ChapelScheduled monument, 9.4 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 44
Portmahomack monastic settlement, 95m SSW of Tarbat West ChurchScheduled monument, 13 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 45
Proncy, hut circle 330m NNE ofScheduled monument, 4.0 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 46
RAF Tain, tracked target range 185m NW ofScheduled monument, 7.3 km from DornochHistory and heritage
No. 47
Red Burn, chambered cairn 500m S of Redburn CottageScheduled monument, 2.0 km from Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 48
Red Dog chambered cairnScheduled monument, 1.5 km from SpinningdaleHistory and heritage
No. 49
Redburn Cottage,long cairn 880m SE ofScheduled monument, 2.6 km from Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 50
Rhamore,settlement and field system 500m WNW ofScheduled monument, 5.2 km from Spinningdale, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 51
Skelbo Wood BrochScheduled monument, 5.1 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 52
Spinningdale Cotton MillScheduled monument, in SpinningdaleHistory and heritage
No. 53
St Demhan's Cross or St Devenoc's Cross,cross slabScheduled monument, 3.6 km from Bonar BridgeHistory and heritage
No. 54
Swordale, hut circle 1450m SE of, Bonar BridgeScheduled monument, 2.1 km from Bonar BridgeHistory and heritage
No. 55
Tain, remains of old parish church and burial groundScheduled monument, in Tain, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 56
Tarlogie Farm,dun 800m E ofScheduled monument, 2.6 km from Tain, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 57
Upper Bogrow,settlement & field systemScheduled monument, 2.7 km from Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 58
Dùn Creich2.9 km from SpinningdaleHistory and heritage
No. 59
Embo HouseCategory A listed, 2.8 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 60
An Dun, broch site3.3 km from Ardgay, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 61
Ardvannie, dun site2.3 km from SpinningdaleHistory and heritage
No. 62
Cadboll Mount14 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 63
Cairn an Fhitichin Bonar Bridge, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 64
Carn Mor, broch or cairn sitein Bonar BridgeHistory and heritage
No. 65
Castle Corbet, dun site12 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 66
Clach Eiteagin ArdgayHistory and heritage
No. 67
Crannog1.6 km from Bonar BridgeHistory and heritage
No. 68
Edderton Hill Long Cairn2.6 km from Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 69
Mercat Crossin Tain, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 70
Morangie, dun2.6 km from Tain, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 71
Pulpit Rock3.5 km from Tain, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 72
Roadblock1.7 km from Ardgay, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 73
Skelbo Wood Long Cairn4.8 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 74
St Devenic's Old Church3.5 km from Bonar BridgeHistory and heritage
No. 75
St Michael's Wellin Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 76
Tarrel, dun site14 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 77
WWII Building14 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 78
WWII Quadrant Tower14 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 79
Dornoch Cathedral, excluding scheduled monument SM10828, Castle Street, DornochCategory A listed, in Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 80
Fearn Abbey (church of Scotland Parish Church)Category A listed, 7.5 km from Tain, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 81
Old Parish Church and Burial GroundCategory A listed, in Edderton, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 82
Skibo Castle and Garden Terraces, Walled Garden and GlasshousesCategory A listed, 5.1 km from EddertonHistory and heritage
No. 83
St Duthus Collegiate Church, boundary wall, excluding scheduled monument SM2803, Castle Brae, TainCategory A listed, in Tain, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 84
Tain Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court, including Tolbooth, High Street, TainCategory A listed, in Tain, just outside the areaHistory and heritage
No. 85
Tarbat Discovery Centre (former Tarbat Old Church) including the Burial Ground and excluding Scheduled Monument No 12793 ‘Portmahomack monastic settlement, 95 m SSW of Tarbat West Church’, Tarbatness Road, PortmahomackCategory A listed, 13 km from Dornoch, just outside the areaHistory and heritage

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