Landmarks & Monuments in Northern Scotland.

Boath Doocot A 17th-century doocot on the site of an ancient motte.

Calanais Standing Stones This is a cross shaped setting of standing stones, unique in Scotland, and outstanding in Great Britain.

Culloden Culloden - the last pitched battle fought on British soil and the beginning of the end of the traditional Highland way of life.

Glenfinnan Monument Set amid superb scenery at the head of Loch Shiel, the Glenfinnnan Monument was erected in tribute to those who fought and died in the Jacobite cause.

Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement This is an extraordinarily important site with a complex of ancient settlements within three acres.

Kinnaird Head Castle Lighthouse & Museum This fine 16th century castle built for the Fraser family was altered to take the first lighthouse built by the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses in 1787.

Maes Howe Chambered Cairn Maes Howe is the finest megalithic tomb in north-west Europe, with a large mound covering a stone-built passage and a large burial chamber with cells in the walls.

Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum In Meigle, there is a magnificent collection of 26 sculptured monuments of the early Christian period.

Mousa Broch Mousa Broch is the finest surviving Iron Age broch tower.

Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle & Henge The Ring of Brodgar is a magnificent circle of upright stones with an enclosing ditch spanned by causeways.

Skara Brae Prehistoric Village Skara Brae contains the best preserved group of Stone Age houses in Western Europe.

Spynie Palace Spynie Palace was the residence of the Bishops of Moray from the 14th century to 1686.