WALES
IRELAND
England
Orkney Islands
1 Sunset over Brough Bay looking north to the Orkney Islands
2 View from Dunnet Head looking south to the village of Brough.
3 Halibut from the Pentland firth weight 127lb (55kg)
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Burifa |
House |
Population 2 |
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Brough |
Village |
Population 62 |
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Thurso |
Nearest town |
Population 10,000 |
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Caithness |
County |
Population 30,000 |
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Scotland |
Country |
Population 5 million |
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KW14 8YE |
Post code |
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Dunnet Head
The most Northerly Point on the Scottish Mainland
SCOTLAND
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Most of the houses in the village were modernised in 1931 when the porch was added. The thatch roof of the byre (the lower roof section) was replaced with Caithness slate.
For my first 5 years as a woodturner, I shared the byre with our milk cow. The cow was then moved to another building and I expanded my workshop.
Left - Sunset over Brough Bay and the Pentland Firth looking North to the Orkney Island of Hoy.
Setting lobster creels from the shore, Brough Bay
April 2003.
The village of Brough was created during the Highland
clearances when the people were moved from the hill areas of the Highlands. They were settled on small areas of ground which were not large enough to support a family, so that they were obliged to work for the landlord at the seaweed
and fishing. These areas of ground were called ‘Crofts’ and were generally around 3 acres.
Our house is one of those crofts and became known as ‘The Croft’ .
Looking South over Dunnet Head to the village of Brough. The Scars in the heather are the peat cuttings
Kite Buggy
on Dunnet beach
April 2003
from - Caithness.org
Visit John O’Groats.
John O’Groats is the end of the road north.
Wildlife tours, Craft workshops, Traditional Music, or take the short sea crossing to discover the magical Orkney Islands.
Denis Mann - Glass Engraver
Famous for engraving the BBC TV’s Master Mind Trophy
CAITHNESS
Highlands & Islands Arts
for up-to-date
information on the arts and culture in the Highlands and Islands.
John O’Groats Pottery
The most northerly pottery on the Scottish mainland. Run by
potters David & Sally Body
FERRY to ORKNEY
And Wlidlife tours
Discover the magical
Orkney Islands by taking the short sea crossing from JohnO’Groats then onto a tour of the Island
Wild Life Tours
North Coast Explorer - see the wild life
around the island of Stroma and Duncansby Head
Joanne B Kaar - Fibre Artist, Currently artist-in-residence at the Chaoyang University of Technology in Taichung County - look at the Su Ho Paper museum (in
Taipei) website where my work will be exhibited from November - January: www.suhopaper.org.tw
Joannebkaar.com
Author ‘Papermaking & Book Binding’
Exhibitions, Workshops & demonstration.
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