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Melvich Hotel Thurso

Melvich by Thurso Thurso, Caithness and Sutherland, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, KW14 7YJ, United Kingdom

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The end of the rode ?

A travel blog entry by christefercrocu

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... 2 keep her now ! ...

in a kupple of dayz... we will get the Tax E ... from ear ....2 Gill 'z bay ...joost a long the way... and get the ferry over 2 the Orkney eye landz.... frm wear we land... Saint margarets Hope ... we kan get a bus 2 the kapitol.... Kirkwall.... sum ...

Day 9 - the return journey.

A travel blog entry by robertosborough

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... that I participated.
On a personal note - best bits included, among others, getting back home of course, finishing, the company of two exceptional athletes and friends (who can both be a little grumpy and demanding at times) and the amazing scenery through the Highlands (especially at Glen Coe). Of the places we went through, or in my case visited, I would also like to single out St. Ives (Cornwall) and Chester - ...

Haggis in the Highlands

A travel blog entry by travnat

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... searching for an ancient stone circle. We glimpsed it from afar but could not get close. It was just too wet. Eventually we found ourselves in Durness, as far north as one could possibly go. We drove through such desolate but beautiful terrain it's difficult to describe without experiencing it for yourself. Here we explored Smoo Cave and went for a short walk along the rugged North ...

Day 172 - 19 August - Back to the Mainland

A travel blog entry by wagaitwanderers

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... around 3 tons each, one on each side, which on it's own makes you wonder how the heck the builders got them there. A low ceilinged tunnel leads in a few metres to a chamber inside the mound. In each corner is a large standing stone about 7 feet high and the walls are made of slabs of stone about 6-8 inches thick piled on top of each other. The main chamber measures 4.7m x 4.7m and the roof made of the same stone slabs as the walls, each overlapping the one below by a few ...

Day 62 - Duncansby Head to John O'Groats

A travel blog entry by sueandjulie

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... at John O'Groats. We couldn't believe our eyes when we saw the red and white carnival castle of John O'Groats, totally out of keeping with the austere, dramatic landscape of north-east Scotland. The carnival castle was built by a Dutchman, Jan de Groot. The building has eight doors to allow all his family to enter at the same time.

John O'Groats is chosen to be the accepted finish of the End-to-End journey because it is ...

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