Trinkie outdoor swimming pool.

Trinkie outdoor swimming pool newly whitewashed for the summer season.

Taken Sunday 18 July, 2004.

© Copyright Fergus Mather and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

I've moved West

Please visit my new blog Lochinver Daily Photo from the West coast of Sutherland.

Woodland Walk

A popular woodland walk for dog owners at the top of Newtonhill just outside Wick.

Taken Sunday, 3 September, 2006.

© Copyright martin bremner and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Stack o' Brough

Stack O' Brough locally known as Scorrie's Island. It is possible to take a small boat through the natural arch in the stack where a blowhole acts as a skylight giving a Cathedral-like impression.

Taken Friday, 2 July, 2004.

© Copyright Fergus Mather and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Castlehill Harbour

Castehill Harbour Scotland 2010, originally uploaded by Willem van Leuveren.

In 1820 work began on the construction of Castlehill Harbour, intended to allow the easy transport of flagstones from the local quarries to destinations throughout the British Isles and far beyond: Castlehill flagstone found use in places as far afield as South America and Australia.

This photo was taken on September 22, 2010 using a Nikon D3.

Quad Biking at the Quoys of Reiss

The local motorbike club, T.E.A.M. MCC (The End and More Motorcycle Club) and friends on a day out.

Taken Sunday, 24 August, 2003.

  © Copyright Dorcas Sinclair and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

More Qs at ABC Wednesday.

Piebald Horse

Grazing near Upper Gillock, tail acting as a weather vane in the stiff Northerly breeze.

Taken Tuesday, 26 June, 2007.

  © Copyright Stanley Howe and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.


More Ps at ABC Wednesday.

George V postbox

Set into the wall of Wick Station.

Taken Wednesday, 3 September, 2008.

  © Copyright John Lucas and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

The CDPB theme for May is Mailboxes. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.

Old Smiddy Inn at Thrumster

On the road to Sarclet, at its junction with the A9.

Taken Tuesday, 26 June, 2007.

  © Copyright Stanley Howe and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

More Os at ABC Wednesday.

Anglers' Bridge

Anglers' bridge over a ditch at Sibster beside Wick River.

Taken Thursday, 7 April, 2011.

  © Copyright John MacKenzie and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Find more Sunday Bridges at San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

The Clett

The rocky causeway to the Clett and Little Clett in Brough Bay is uncovered at low tide.

Taken Thursday, 26 August, 2010.

  © Copyright David Martin and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

For Weekend Reflections.

Anti-invasion defences at Freswick Bay

The photo shows a double row of "Dragon's Teeth" and a row of "Cubes".

Taken Thursday, 12 January, 2006.

  © Copyright Claire Pegrum and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

For Skywatch Friday.

Northhead

Coastline at Northhead looking towards Wick.

Taken Monday, 4 September, 2006.

  © Copyright martin bremner and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

For ABC Wednesday.

Wick River Islands

Wick River Islands, originally uploaded by Caithness Aerial Photographic Services.

This photo was taken on June 13, 2010.

Shadows at Castle Sinclair

New access bridge at Castle Sinclair.

Taken Monday, 21 July, 2008.

  © Copyright sylvia duckworth and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

For Shadow Shot Sunday and Sunday Bridges.

Weekend Reflections at John o' Groats

John O' Groats Hotel from across the Harbour.

Taken Friday, 20 July, 2007.

  © Copyright Sarah Charlesworth and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Find more weekend reflections at Newtown Area Photo.

Dunnet Head Lighthouse, Caithness, With Orkney in the Background

Dunnet Head Lighthouse, Caithness, With Orkney in the Background, originally uploaded by iainmac2.

Via Flickr:
Dunnet Head is the most northerly point on the Scottish Mainland. Taken on April 3rd 2011 with Nikon D700 and 50mm f1.2 ais lens.

For Skywatch Friday.

Mausoleum at Mains of Ulbster

Ulbster was a seat of the Sinclairs and although the house is gone, the graveyard remains.

Taken Tuesday, 20 July, 2010.

  © Copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.


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Camster Forest

Camster Forest was planted on peatland in the 1980s. It consists mainly of Sitka Spruce and Lodgepole Pine.

Taken Wednesday, 7 March, 2007.

  © Copyright david glass and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

More shadows can be found on Hey Harriet.

Weekend Reflections: Burn feeding Loch of Winless through Bilbster forest

Looking into the forest upstream along a minor burn towards its source the other side of Bilbster forest plantation in the north-west. The coarse of the burn has been straightened by forestry workers at this point.

Taken Sunday, 27 June, 2010.

  © Copyright Paul Simonite and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections at Newtown Area Photo.