Sutherland wild and beautiful place with miles of uninhabited and unspoilt countryside stretching from coast to coast across the north of Scotland. Sloping up from the gentler plains of Caithness, the scenery rises dramatically into steep crags and mountains falling abruptly to the sea on the west coast.

Both salmon and trout fishing are popular and many areas are suitable for stalking the red deer during the autumn months.

The west of Sutherland offers some magnificent climbing and walking.

The towns are small and mainly scattered along both coasts. Dornoch has a world famous golf course and a marvellous cathedral, and on the west coast Kinlochewe and Lochinver are busy fishing ports. Read more at our new site cottages and castles