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Keiss

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Keiss is a small fishing village on Sinclair’s Bay, up the A99 north of Wick. There’s a little working harbour and a long sweep of sandy beach, and the ruins of Keiss Castle sit right on the cliff edge just north of the village — a tower house you can walk out to along the coast. Wick station is about 11km south.

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Photo of Sinclair's Bay, a beach near Keiss, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Sinclair's Bay

Beach near Keiss

Huge sweep of Caithness sand between Wick and Keiss, flanked by a castle at each end.

3 km SW

Photo: Stacks of Duncansby, a viewpoint near John o' Groats, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Iconic

Stacks of Duncansby

Viewpoint near John o' Groats

Towering pointed sea stacks rising off the cliffs a short walk south of Duncansby Head.

10.8 km N

Photo of Duncansby Head, a visitor attraction near John o' Groats, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Duncansby Head

Attraction near John o' Groats

The north-easternmost point of mainland Scotland, a lighthouse headland with cliffs and seabird colonies.

11.2 km N

Photo: John o' Groats Signpost, a viewpoint in Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

John o' Groats Signpost

Viewpoint near John o' Groats

The iconic direction signpost marking the traditional end of the Land's End to John o' Groats journey.

11.5 km N

Photo of The Trinkie, a sea pool near Wick, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

The Trinkie

Sea pool · Lido near Wick

A tidal pool cut into the rocks south of Wick in 1931, cleaned and painted each year by volunteers.

12.7 km S

Photo of Stroma, an island in Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Stroma

Island near John o' Groats

Pentland Firth island whose last families left in 1962, with an empty village, a lighthouse and the Swilkie tide race nearby

14.1 km N