Driving north on the A9 towards Alness, the landscape is dominated by a striking structure crowning a hill off to the left. This is the Fyrish Monument, a folly consisting of three central arches with two columns flanking each side. It was built in 1783 on the orders of Hector Munro, 8th Laird of Novar, …
The Pictish Trail is a grouping of 32 sites across north east Scotland, with a couple of strays in the west, associated with the early Middle Ages, pre-Viking people known as the Picts. The 20 eastern locations start at Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness and ends in Bettyhill on the north coast of Sutherland. This …
The brown sign pointing to Wilkhaven Point featured an illustration of a dolphin and a seal, indicating this was a spot these marine mammals were commonly seen. That’s a different kind of brown sign, thinks the Bagger, one promising an experience rather than a physical building or place. Plus, the sun was shining, the rugged …
The Brown Sign Bagger had been planning an overnight trip to the highlands to bag some northern brown signs, but was unsure of a precise destination. Unexpectedly, it was the death of Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot on 1 May 2023 that made my decision for me. His biggest UK hit was ‘If You Could Read …
