PICTURE QUIZ: How well do you know Caithness?
We're all familiar with the county's best-known historic landmarks and scenic spots – but what about some of the more out-of-the way places?
In 2018, the John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier revived a photo feature called Far’s ’At? – local dialect for “Where's That?” – that had appeared regularly in the Groat many years before.
Each edition would have a picture of a location that might be off the beaten track – or perhaps quite a prominent site, but photographed from an unusual angle – and readers would be challenged to identify it.
It's a fun test of local knowledge, with no prizes on offer – the only reward is the quiet satisfaction of getting it right!
Far’s ’At? continues to run every week in the print edition of the Groat. A picture appears one Friday, and the answer is revealed the following week.
Here is a selection of 15 pictures that have been used as part of the ongoing series. How many of these locations can you identify?
See how you get on before checking the answers – they have now been added below.
Readers are welcome to send in their own photos for consideration in future Far’s ’At? features. Images can be emailed as JPG attachments (file size at least 1MB, please) to editor@nosn.co.uk
ANSWERS:
1 Staxigoe harbour.
2 Loch Brickigoe, near Thrumster.
3 Dirlot Gorge, beside the River Thurso.
4 The Altimarlach clan battle memorial at Wick River.
5 Coastal view beside Sarclet Haven.
6 Remnants of the Badbea clearance village.
7 Acharole Burn, near Watten.
8 Dunbeath Broch.
9 Mervyn’s Tower at Nybster, Auckengill.
10 Clyth Ness lighthouse.
11 Munsary Cottage.
12 Top part of the Dr John Grant Smith memorial fountain at the Esplanade in Thurso.
13 Railway crossing near Thurso which forms part of the Geise Farm Woodland Trail.
14 World War I plaque on the front of Wick Town Hall, erected by the Seaforth Highlanders.
15 Scotland's Haven, near Gills Bay.
All pictures by Alan Hendry